I have a great drive to make things and sometimes I forget to slow down a little.

I was an anorexic, beer drinking, class cutting, doodling, shoplifting, skater chick that was into nature, art class, and the beach.

Nobody is so weird others can't identify with them.

The quality of life decreases with heightened security.

In a way, a lot of my work is in the re-writing once it is cast, as I adapt to the rhythms of how the roles are played out by the actors.

Ambition can be a disease, and it feeds on itself.

One of the things that's good for me is that I can go from one art form to another.

I'm fascinated by what makes up a self, how one becomes a self, how much is it an answer to others and how much is it an essence of self.

I was always very curious about other people. I would always stare and my mother would say - just please close your mouth!

Every milieu has something ridiculous about it - film-making, the music world, painting - because people who take themselves seriously become funny pretty quickly.

I don't like getting patted down and taking off my shoes at the airport.

Knowledge is power

I was never hurt by loss as much as I was hurt by the people who tried to make me feel like a winner, they made it worse

I am going through transformation. I enjoy the different transitions.

So much of what you take for granted is the bedrock of happiness.

When I was a teenager, my dad used to put a lot of pressure on me to be successful, and I'd really beat myself up about things like losing martial arts competitions.

Take the cards out of your wallet. A debit card is accepted just about everywhere that credit cards are, and you'll be spending money you have - always a good thing.

It is doubtful that anyone has contributed more in a lifetime to the overall coverage of cricket.

Someone described Providence as the baptismal name of chance; no doubt some pious person will retort that chance is the nickname of Providence.

I don't just want to play in the playoffs. I want to win the World Series.