Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.

I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing Shakespeare for the rest of my life.

I'm about as healthy as a person can be. I quit smoking seven or eight years ago.

I thought, I need to reinvent myself. I want every day of life to be wonderful, fascinating, interesting, creative. And what am I gonna do to make that happen?

If you just work on your upper body, you're not going to be a full-range dancer or performer. You've got to work in all directions as much as you possibly can.

Sometimes I think candor is the only kindness.

Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.

Scripts are kind of a bare bones type of reading material.

I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.

I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent.

But I tended not to date men who ever showed up for me.

To be poor is to suffer. It's the kind of suffering that freezes the heart stone cold.

When the past has taught us that we have more within us than we have ever used our prayer is a cry to the divine to come to us and fill us with its power.

I don't go tanning anymore because Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning. McCain would never put a 10 percent tax on tanning. Because he's pale and would probably want to be tan.

Because of empathy, we care more for, and devote far more resources to, someone who is familiar, from our country or our group, than a stranger.

As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others.

If you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.

My dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty's lamp guiding your steps and opportunity's arm steadying your way.

You are outrageously wonder-full and deserve to be celebrated!

We accomplish more by prudence than by force. [Lat., Plura consilio quam vi perficimus.]