I have good genes. My father is Danish and my mother is Irish and Native American. They both have good skin.

It's a roll of the dice when you're a first time director so I prefer to work with people that know more than I do, but that happens less and less as you get older.

Do something good for yourself today. You matter.

I always tell actors, "Don't think of it as unemployment when you don't have a job. You have to think of it as being in preparation for your next job." You have to be always preparing for success.

Men, we don't need you in shining armor. We just need you a little bit brave, just a little bit brave.

The actor side of me loves to get dressed up and I feel like Cinderella when I'm in diamonds.

It would be good if you opened your heart to the fullness of time and spirit.

I really didn't like Batgirl. I was like, "No, if I'm not gonna be Batman, I'm not gonna play." Maybe they could write an evil female super villain who takes over Batman, and nobody knows.

I was always an actress, even as a little kid, and fantasy, horror, sci-fi stories are really all about playing make believe. I just never grew out of that.

Sadly, I really want to be Batman ... and I just never will be.

Everything that I play as an actress is a different aspect of me.

You create your own reality

And that was it. That was the moment when everything started to shift. What do you want?

the matter is as it is in all other cases: if it is naturally in you to be a good orator, a notable orator you will be when you have acquired knowledge and practice ...

Why inflict pain on oneself when so many others are ready to save us the trouble?

In order to experience everyday spirituality, we need to remember that we are spiritual beings spending some time in a human body.

There is winning and there is misery.

People act like Nirvana invented grunge; they just took it and personified it.

I think characters are most terrifying when they're relatable. It's best when your most horrible characters make sense, and are believable. That's when a movie is most terrifying.

Our house was awash in books, and my mother doled out her favorites like they were special treats - which they were.

Childhood, catching our imagination when it is fresh and tender, never lets go of us.