I grew up as a really sick kid; I had really bad childhood asthma and was at home all the time in New York.

I do work too hard sometimes, but my mom is such an inspiration. She tells me to 'chill out' and not take things so seriously. She will say: 'Go and have a massage.'

Real artists take the misery and sadness of life and translate it into art.

I play a lot of basketball.

I was raised by a single mother.

To me, there's nothing greater than making people laugh.

It doesn't matter what you look like really though, it is who you are that matters of course.

I mean, the great thing about being an actor is you can investigate parts of your brain that might have otherwise gone dormant.

Inherently, making a movie is tough because there's so much anticipation when it happens - even if everything goes well.

I think whether you're a movie critic and have seen a million movies, or you're just a normal popcorn movie watcher, you can tell the difference when someone is just laying it on too thick.

Anytime where you're challenged, physically or mentally, you rise to the occasion in different ways.

Science is a hammer for change.

Being with her can prove difficult, but life without her would be unbearable.

The introduction of religious passion into politics is the end of honest politics, and the introduction of politics into religion is the prostitution of true religion.

My main concern is quality and I think there is quality to be found in all categories of filmmaking.

What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.

Playing baseball is not real life. It's a fantasy world... It's a dream come true.

There was not after all a single kind of strife, but on earth there are two kinds: one of them a man might praise when he recognized her, but the other is blameworthy.

I love pop music, but I love pop music that does something a little bit different.

Anything we need to know, we can learn it from a book. Reading, careful study, a little practice, and we’re throwing knives expertly, overhauling engines, speaking Esperanto like natives.

It is a very important matter, as a woman, to juggle everything... Your professional life, family, children etc.