I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.

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.

Life is a miracle.

You must have respect for those who tell you the truth about you, no matter how hard it is

You see a woman, 22 years old, going out with a guy over 60 - and it's kind of natural. But if it happens in the opposite direction everyone says, 'What is going on there?

Take it all in all, I do not believe anybody on earth has a worse time than an Emperor penguin.

For 41 years I have gone with a very natural hair "look" that was originally popularized by coconuts.

Some of 'em [virtues] like extinct volcanoes, with a strong memory or fire and brimstone.

I think nobody can explain why some people win and why some people lose. It really doesn't always have to do much with talent. It has to do with how you deal with pressure.

To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.

Most venture capital funds are too short-termist and exit-driven to deal with the highly uncertain and lengthy innovation process.

Change is a given; growth, however, is optional.