Drawing attention to myself has never been a goal.

I would love to do an all Laura Nyro show.

I wasn't a great student. Just give me a school with no grades, and I'll be happy.

I like playing dress-up, and I love pretty jewels, but for me, being a movie star would be a very dangerous place.

I always wanted to be a character actor. I love watching movies where you dont recognize someone because theyre so lost in the part.

I love originating shows and originating songs - there is nothing better than being the first one to get to do a song.

I realized that acting was something I wasn't going to be lazy about. You feel good when you do it well. It is something that can grow in you.

It's hard to act in a corset. Your breath gets cut off. You're squashed.

It's time to consider: What are the toughest choices you face as you lead yourself and others into the future?

A true champion of love and sport wears it proudly in all aspects of life.

Tradition is a challenge to innovation.

The clamours of spring are the same old delicate noises, The earth renews its magical youth at a breath.

The attack and our response show just how vital Arizona's military bases are to the defense of our country. We need to do everything we can to protect them.

Complementing the nation-state as it reaches its limits amid globalization: That is what Europe must offer.

I do not love "good" more than I love "bad." Hitler went to heaven. When you understand this, you will understand God.

The word 'democracy' and the name of Assad do not blend very well in much of Syria.

You really have to be satisfied with what you are and accept from life what it still very generously offers you - and notice it, and be glad for it.

There are many exceptions, but New York is a great place to start a career.