I love storytelling. I love stories, and I love the way in which we connect through stories.

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.

Heretics are the only [bitter] remedy against the entropy of human thought.("Literature, Revolution, and Entropy")

The best way to succeed is to have a specific Intent, a clear Vision, a plan of Action, and the ability to maintain Clarity. Those are the Four Pillars of Success. It never fails!

I started dieting. I dieted, dieted, dieted and tried all the diets and I would lose and then I would go back to normal eating and would put it on and then some.

Even if we die at 100, we're still dying young. I want at least 700 years. There's a lot of travelling and books to read and movies to see. I'm not going to squeeze it all in in 85 years.

I'm not the only person in the world who is suffering. I'm trying to talk to the world, responding to those voices.

Experience does by no means automatically leads to wisdom and understanding.

A lesson learned at the muzzle has the virtue of never being forgotten.

Think of how much furniture you need. What's the best way to have it be functional in a great way? If it's in groups, define it.

There are three classes of friendship and enmity, since men are so disposed to one another either by preference or by need or by pleasure and pain.

Do I rue a life wasted doing crosswords? Yes, but I do know the three-letter-word for regret.