I had a burning ambition. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accomplished it

In any of the arts, you never stop learning.

There are several paths one can take, but not every path is open to you.

I remember seeing some little wrinkles in my early 30s and thinking they were interesting. But you know the horror of it is that the screen image has to be perfect

I've spent my life pursuing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.

I don't think actresses' lives in general are very good

In my book, I was trying to get into my own soul.

You can't pretend to be a Sharon Stone or a Marilyn Monroe. You really can't fake that.

My face has always been my fortune anyway, not my body.

Even the most stoic of men will be childlike at least once in a day.

I have no intention of discussing my private life with anyone

Seek the good in life and life will be good to you.

Somewhere in the night ahuman being is drowning.

I have always understood that money made in the patent medicine business is a practical bar to social success.

It's amazing how ideas start out, isn't it?

Value your friendship. Value your relationships.

Destiny's Child will always be No.1 on my list.

The best bosses understand the people working for them. That's the first component: what makes my people tick? What are they in it for?

Wherever You Are, Be There One of the major reasons why we fail to find happiness or to create unique lifestyle is because we have not yet mastered the art of being.

Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has to be original only in its adaptation to the problem you're working on.

Be a busy person. People who are active are often much more at peace with themselves than those who are inactive and inert.