I can't get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds.

I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.

Music is what our feelings sound like.

There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.

In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

There's no wrong way to experience a film.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.

Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.

Here's a thought to help ease the stress: "Good enough is the new perfect.

Because A Walk To Remember had come out and it had made money and I got a lot of congratulations at that time as it happens out there.

It wasn't always easy at times, having grown up on television and being in the entertainment industry.

Loneliness is the most compelling force in the universe.

Why are women raped far away (say, Bosnia) called victims, while those raped nearby (say, a local campus) are playing victim politics?

This was not of the nature of a Christlike lesson for Owen Meany to learn, as he lay in the manger, that someone you hate can give you a hard-on.

I don't think men experience the embargo on channeling the autobiography in their literature.

My dad [...] sent me a text saying, 'You know who you should play? Columbo. That's your Academy Award.'

You can't help hearing things that are popular when you're young and impressionable.