I don't remember sitting down and saying, 'This is why I want to be--an actress.' I just knew. It was never a conscious decision or a revelation.

The only way to improve is to set yourself harder goals.

Kids have been a great clarifier - incredibly rewarding.

If love is blind, then maybe a blind person that loves has a greater understanding of it.

To be a successful fiction writer you have to write well, write a lot … and let ‘em know you’ve written it! Then rinse and repeat.

The identification of fantasy is always an attempt to avoid one's own suffering: the identification of art is the sharing in the suffering of another.

Every patient carries his or her own doctor inside.

My only good result in 1997 was marrying Brooke Shields.

It's difficult to remember when you haven't played it before.

We're committed to giving the independent artists we support the best stage to share their mind-blowing work with audiences.

Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for those who love us.

Lust weakens both body and mind.

Do I think I'm a national treasure? I don't see why not? I don't see why I shouldn't be. I'm a good lad, really.