I have a fear of being boring.

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.

Whatever you do, do it completely. Don't do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.

The art of survival is a story that never ends.

It's about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.

It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience.

I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.

I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.

But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's not much else that can really get to ya.

Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise. As an actor, you're giving it up, you're at the mercy of so many other people.

I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around.

Religion was created for the goodness of the humanity, butreligious dogma converts a good person to an evil person.

If I kept saying it

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care.

I put God first, and strive to do my best by being a loving human being, recognizing that sometimes I make mistakes and bad choices.

Crime fiction is the fiction of social history. Societies get the crimes they deserve.

Man pines to live but cannot endure the days of his life.

Sometimes a man is intensely, even passionately, attached to suffering — that is a fact.

If you are going to forgive a person, Liz decides, it is best to do it sooner rather than later. Later, Liz knows from experience, could be sooner than you thought.

I get emotionally involved with things I should not be.