I always had an actor within me.

You'd be surprised how difficult it is relinquish a cell phone

What guides me is to do work that's more avant-garde - things that I think are special. You can easily become a celebrity and get caught up in all that blur. I just want to work and surprise myself.

A little bit of attention and kindness can totally change a whole life, and a lack of that can do the same.

I was a wild, mischievous kid, and I had tremendous imagination. Any experience I had, I'd try to reenact it.

It made me have a much greater understanding of loss, of loneliness, and the level of intense tragedy that so many people have experienced in this world, I take a lot less for granted.

My dad told me, 'It takes fifteen years to be an overnight success', and it took me seventeen and a half years.

I try to pace myself and not work for the sake of working and stick to what inspired me prior to receiving recognition.

It would be terribly boring to be earnest.

Film is a time capsule. If I have a lack of dedication or focus, it's permanently there as a negative reminder.

War is chaotic and when you start having a larger scale film and you have a lot of safety protocols and choreography, I would imagine it becomes more difficult.

Don't analyze her love. Just turn the green light on and move into her soul.

You're cute when you're worried, " she muttered. "Your eyebrows get all scrunched toge

Never forget that children are at the heart of everything we do. Respect them, listen to them, talk to them as equals, and care about them.

Take people's advice and guidance in the beginning, but always follow your instincts first

You don't need easy, you just need possible.

But we were made to believe and not allowed to think. We were told to obey, rather than to experiment and investigate.

I think change is always scary but also always good.

I must express my protest against continually increasing the debt without taking positive steps to slow its growth.

You know, quite a few species of fish require two or more sexual partners.

That's what fashion is supposed to do to you, it's supposed to make you happy, make you excited, make you feel good.