I have no maternal instinct whatsoever. Motherhood holds no interest for me.

Women have got to stop being polite. If I ever had children, which I don't, the first thing I'd teach a girl of mine is the words 'f - off.'

Being powerful is so much more interesting than being beautiful.

You write your life story by the choices you make.

It has nothing to do with clothing or makeup. Just put your shoulders back and chin up, and face the world with pride.

Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be.

When you're 16, 30 seems ancient. When you're 30, 45 seems ancient. When you're 45, 60 seems ancient. When you're 60, nothing seems ancient.

I don't think it's good to try and change anyone. The trick and the mystery - of relationships and life in general - is to learn to live with the bits you don't like.

Parkinson's is a slow but inevitable process. It's hard living with it on a daily basis. The difficulty facing people with it is that they never quite know 'Can I or can't I do this today?'

I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting character. A character is made interesting by their vulnerabilities and their weaknesses.

Where you grew up becomes a big part of who you are for the rest of your life. You can't run away from that. Well, sometimes the running away from it is what makes you who you are.

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

On Friday night, I was reading my new book, but my brain got tired, so I decided to watch some television instead.

Growth occurs unabated free of obstacles.

We'll get there!

It is better to be a king in the jungle and be celebrated than to be an unknown champion where you’d not be afforded the kind of respect you deserve.

While I'm more of a soccer and tennis fan myself, I still enjoying catching some football games when I get the chance.

People are looking for something a little more stable; people are feeling like they need to get closer to God.

Time passes so slowly if you are unaware of it and so quickly if you are aware of it.

My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.

More words ain't good for anything in the world only to bring on more argument.