I find the new Justin Bieber video more violent and more of an assault to my eyes and senses than what I've made.

...hope. Simple hope.It was something we all deserved.

I used to never get in a swimsuit. I used to feel so embarrassed about my skin and scars. I'm over that, it wasted too much of my time and I missed out on too much.

An authentic life does not require anyone else's approval for your creative choices.

I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that. Don't rush into adulthood, it isn't all that much fun.

If there is any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's ok to be different.

The idea of Kanye and vanity are like, synonymous.

I write short stories, and I wrote a play.

You can still be strong and be feminine.

I loved working on Of Mice and Men. It was a wonderful group of people. John Malkovich is to me one of the best actors around right now-and a lot of fun to work with.

Freedom comes in individual packages.