I had an interest, for as long as I could remember, in theater.

Should l go on playing bridge and dining, going in the same old monotonous circle? It's easy that way, but it's a sort of suicide, too.

Why, when I was a child, I didn't say, as most children do, that I was going to become an actress. I felt that I was an actress and no one could have convinced me that I wasn't!

The greatest gift of life is being wealthy with happiness.

Writing is lonely. Until that moment you write your first character and suddenly you have company.

I'm like a phoenix. I rise from the ashes.

Find the good and celebrate it.

It's my motto for life. 'Walk slowly; drink lots of water.

A lot of actors are frustrated because they want to do things that are different and test themselves. Character actors are always looking for something the opposite of what they did.

I won't stick around to see how much temptation I can take. God is not impressed with my ability to stand up to sin. He is more impressed by the obedience I show when I run from it.

Don't aim to be perfect! Aim to be antifragile

In the end you regret less the things you believed that weren't true than the things that never came true because you didn't believe.

I think the kazoo and chocolate-chip cookies have a lot in common. All you need is a mouth to appreciate either one.