I’m always interested in films that are about extreme subject matters.

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.

Bad art has the power to deform a people just as good art generates new reflection, growth, vision, and hope.

I wait, you play. You speak, I cave. I promise, you break. You game me, daily, you play me.

Follow the dreams of others and you will receive a paycheck. Follow your own dreams and you will never check your pay.

I don’t believe one reads to escape reality. A person reads to confirm a reality he knows is there, but which he has not experienced.

In this sublime hour, therefore, He calls all His children to the pulpit of the Cross, and every word He says to them is set down for the purpose of an eternal publication and an undying consolation.

Willingness to learn is important, willingness to act on what you learn is critical.

The richest man in the world is not the one who still has the first dollar he ever earned. It's the man who still has his best friend.

Making choices that improve things for all of us on the planet is an act of compassion, a simple act we can do any time we go shopping.

You don't belong to you. You belong to the Universe and you're here to serve.

Painting gives the object itself; poetry what it implies. Painting embodies what a thing contains in itself; poetry suggests what exists out of it, in any manner connected with it.