He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.

a story always sounds clear enough at a distance, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.

When the white man turns tyrant, it is his own freedom that he destroys.

A friend can tell you things you don't want to tell yourself

The harder you try to suppress the truth, the more inevitable it is that it will find a way to come out.

Be cheerful in all that you do. Live joyfully. Live happily.

Death does not wait for you to be ready! Death is not considerate or fair. And make no mistake: here, you face death.

Acting serves as the quintessential social lubricant and a device for protecting our interests and gaining advantage in every aspect of life.

I don't think you can have an authentic connection when one person is diagnosing the other.

Often extraordinary excellence, not being rightly conceived, does rather offend than please.

I would say critically of myself that I am somebody without secrets. Sometimes acting depends on you having a secret. I don't think I've ever had that.

The rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature.

I'm a grown woman. I've earned my experiences, my scars.