I love just sitting quietly meditating. With an hour free, it depends. I love getting down on the floor and playing with my kids.

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.

Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.

Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.

I wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.

Breathe and don't try to be perfect.

I'm always happy to play the bad girl. I just get to have fun, and it's obviously all done with a smile.

Love is very real and it's dangerous. People do crazy things in the name of love. Bad things. Love is powerful and shouldn't be played with.

Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that God gave me to use. I'm happy with that.

It is easier to communicate with spirits than for one university department to communicate with another.

What can 'scape the eye Of God, all-seeing, or deceive His heart. Omniscient!

When somebody talks about home, you have to listen carefully so you know exactly which one the person is referring to.

A lot of good and regular art gets made because of who you talk to. No one is immune to human contact and art is not made in a vacuum.

Genocide is not war! It is more dangerous than war!

I found that doing Pilates consistently three to four times a week had an amazing effect on really toning and shaping a tight waist and legs.

Be wicked, be brave, be drunk, be reckless, be dissolute, be despotic, be a suffragette, be anything you like, but for pity's sake be it to the top of your bent.

The connections between people and land are dangerously oversimplified and mainly technological.