I'm a big believer in, no matter what you go through in life, as long as you can laugh your way through it, you're going to be okay.

I turned vegetarian after 9/11. A friend of mine came back from New York and said that he couldn't stand the smell of burnt flesh. It immediately reminded me of a barbecue.

I've dated the sweet mama's boy, the musician rocker, the struggling artist - basically a lot of people without jobs.

First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn't so great

Our bodies are made to nurture and cuddle and all of those amazing things that come along with being a mom.

For me, there is no hope without faith. Faith is a higher good. Faith in our divinity.

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's opinions of what you do.

if you belive in something then you should do it dont let anything stand in your way.

I've always believed in experiencing everything in life. When you walk out with blinders on, you cut yourself off from the angels and the fairies.

It's hard enough to go through puberty. Everyone's embarassed about their youth, but if just happens that the '80s were particularly disgusting. Flock of Seagulls is not cool.

Be an active participant in your community and country. Every small gesture makes up the big gestures. Resist, rinse, repeat.

You are called to do a certain work – do it

Many people engage in physical relationships without ever experiencing intimacy

I've never gotten used to winter and never will.

I would hope that racism is something that just does not work in this day and age, but I know otherwise.

There are still men who come up to me today and say, 'You were really hot in that film!' I was 14, for God's sake!

Probably the biggest challenge is actors, no matter how talented the actor is they don't have the capability of being in more than one place than one particular time, which is very vexing.

I hope to work, support my children and die quietly without pain.

If you appeal to the crowd, either by being humorous or brutal or eccentric, you gain favor.

We completely deny the existence of a self-existent I, or a permanent, independent soul. Every aspect of your body and mind is impermanent: changing, changing, changing.

We were in negotiations, but then the Japanese side suspended them unilaterally. Now, at the request of our Japanese partners, we have reopened these talks.