I'd like to never be able to get pigeonholed, which is difficult to do.

When I was a freshman in high school, my drama teacher, an incredible, inspirational genius, the guy who got me into acting, he encouraged me to get the lead in a musical. They didn't have any guys.

When people ask me why I don't eat meat or any other animal products, I say, 'Because they are unhealthy and they are the product of a violent and inhumane industry.'

My family would be supportive if I said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love to ashtrays, and eat tree bark.

I'm tired of playing the brat.

For people who have... had curve balls thrown at them, it is easier to digest change and digest change in other people. Change only scares the small-minded. The small-minded and me.

I have a very bad relationship with mice.

You sleep with people all the time that you hate.

I'm tired of answering questions about myself.

I live in New York full time. I can't live in L.A., because I fear people think I'm a vagrant there.

In a movie we try to deceive. In theaters, as they say, the deceived are the wisest.

I wonder what freezesthe flurry of hurt on her cold-flushed cheeks, if his touch isa salve or the shattering.

You are the only person that you'll have for the rest of your life. Cherish yourself. Treat yourself with kindness. Love yourself. Be your own caretaker.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

There is so much good in the worst of us And so much bad in the best of us That it ill behooves any of us To find fault with the rest of us.

Allowing your kids to watch TV doesn't have to mean they have no choice but to see commercials for junk food and alcohol.

Basically, I think 21st century conservation is moving toward preserving ecosystems by dealing with the needs of people.

The guys have told me not to quit my day job.

We can preach the Gospel of Christ no further than we have experienced the power of it in our own hearts

I think The Big Picture was such a huge shift from my second record.

Love is a circle that doth restless move in the same sweet eternity of love.