Guns make you stupidbetter to fight your wars with duct tape. Duct tape makes you smart.

What would surprise a lot of people about me... I'm a gardener! I have a green thumb. I really like to get into the shrubs, the bushes, and really cultivate.

I could never say I'm going to do bigger and better things because that would negate what I've already accomplished, and I don't want to do that.

If someone grabbed me, I'd probably be able to choke them out in about eight seconds.

Believe it or not, I don't own a TV. Crazy huh? I'm not a big movie-goer either. I just feel like I'm watching work. I am always outside and couldn't care less about what's on TV these days.

There was no theater program or anything where I'm from. So junior year in high school I started the theater program.

I don't think an actor's job is to be recognized. I think an actor's job is to facilitate the writing in a way that changes the way people think. No other business does that.

I am always outside and couldn't care less about what's on TV these days.

I have a hands-off policy when it comes to my larynx.

There's not much out there that people are fighting for that leaves them with nothing but honor.

Do you want to see a mother and son antagonistically attack each other every single episode for five years? I don't think so.

The only wisdom is to fear God.

Meditation is not about what's happening, it is about how we're relating to what's happening.

The impact of television on our culture is. . . indescribable. There's a certain sense in which it is nearly as important as the invention of printing.

There are certainly a lot of things that still need to change when it comes to women in the workforce.

I went further and further back through the centuries to get a sense of perspective but now at least I understand why Irish history evokes such strong passions and emotions.

You're responsible for yourself as an actress, you know that your personal growth goes through that alchemy, and you give as much importance to your life as you do to your acting.

Sometimes you face difficulties not because you're doing something wrong, but because you're doing something right.

At one point in time, you've just got to be a brave soldier, and speak up. What are you scared of, you know? So many of our entertainers have that fear because we're afraid of opposition.

I had learned so much about marriage from Missy that I only had to get divorced two more times.