Grief does not expire like a candle or the beacon on a lighthouse. It simply changes temperature.

There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself.

Labels are for cans, not people.

In our culture I think most people think of grief as sadness, and that's certainly part of it, a large part of it, but there's also this thorniness, these edges that come out.

Acting is like going to the gym. You have to keep yourself in shape and concentrate on your core.

Anyone who loses a parent, you have to find those parts of yourself that your parent held true in themselves, especially if they're supportive parents.

Everyone tells us you really don't know what you're capable of till you're in the middle of it.

I wanted really to make it moment to moment, partly because I'm an actor and that's how I operate - actors are all about creating the moment.

When a man is on the road to power he buys everyone a drink. Once elected he tries to close the saloons.

There's no doubt that motherhood is the best thing in my life. It's all that really matters.

When the movie's on, I usually watch more of the audience.

Elbows are never put on the table while one is eating.

All life is part of a complex relationship in which each is dependent upon the others, taking from, giving to and living with all the rest.

Ye canna give up hope when that is all ye have.

Bravery escapes more dangers than cowardice.

My quarrel with the advocates of contraceptives lies in their taking for granted that ordinary mortals cannot exercise self-control.

Knowledge is immensely powerful and immensely useful.

You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it.