I had one drama teacher who was amazing, Ms. Perkins. She really tried to inspire me and get me going.

Here's the thing, back in the day, a lot of guys would make fun of me, that I would sing and dance, that I was a cheerleader. But I kept my head on straight. I had goals.

I was 13 and at summer camp when I had my first kiss.

I felt as if something hung there in the back of my mind, waiting to tarnish whatever happiness I might find. Is it safer to be unhappy? Nothing ever wants to take that away.

If you fall in love, make sure your landing is soft.

Being tall has a major impact in general. It takes some courage to be as big as you are - to live up to it and not be intimidated by the graceful tiny people.

I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work.

We can never do the right thing as long as we are out to please someone else.

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are they all alike. I think so.

Faraday is, and must always remain, the father of that enlarged science of electromagnetism.

I wish I had been more mature. I wish I had handled the immediate aftermath of the accident involving my family better.

Education, doing homework, is the way to lift up girls. Around the world, where girls are educated, the economy and the standard of living rise.

There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.