I indulged the wild child inside of me - the one that's not aware of danger or fear - for the purity of existence for that character in that film. Of course, behind me they're saying, 'She's crazy!'

You have to accept the storms and the rainy days and the things in life that you sometimes don't want to face.

I'm not superstitious.

I had heard about how people struggle and how hard it is to get into acting. But I did not care because it's something I love.

The partner that you have is supposed to make you a better person, and when you're happy, you're a better person.

When you don't get what you want, it just makes you accept real life.

You have to be proud of who you are.

I’m a romantic, and I like guys to bring flowers and buy some gifts - not expensive things, just romantic things.

Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don't ask questions... You follow and obey.

I went to South Africa on safari and came eye to eye with a beautiful leopard. We were so close; I was staring at him for a long time and I felt a recognition with my own nature.

Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.

I know, too, that death is the only god who comes when you call.

In the twilight, it was a vision of power.

Swinging on delicate hinges the autumn leaf almost off the stem.

It was a pretty complete list. The kind of list one makes when one cannot fall asleep because one's thoughts keep swirling through one's brain like a bunch of sparrows on crack.

They were fast-moving opportunists encased in cynicism and proud of it.

Turning music into digital was just a con, a record-company con.

Redemption is not perfection. The redeemed must realize their imperfections.

If you see me on Friday, you'll see different material on Saturday night.

In science, as in love, a concentration on technique is likely to lead to impotence.

Laws ... proportionate and mild should never be dispensed with. Let mercy be the character of the law-giver, but let the judge be a mere machine.