I'm incredibly spiritual. There are like tens of thousands of denominations; I don't fit in any one of those denominations comfortably. But I have a very personal relationship with God.

I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.

Music is what our feelings sound like.

There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.

In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

There's no wrong way to experience a film.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.

Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.

Put down that map and get wonderfully lost.

Anyway, what can one do here? I am seriously thinking of running away and joining the Foreign Legion or the North-West Mounted Police—whichever work the shorter hours.

I want to be like Tom Cruise from 'The Outsiders' and go on and do amazing movies for a long time.

The only worthwhile achievements of man are those which are socially useful.

Originality is genius. If you respect and care for it, it will take you on the ride of your life.

Injuries too well remembered cannot heal.

In a man devoted to knowledge, pity seems almost ridiculous, like delicate hands on a cyclops.

With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in order to touch the wonders of life that are available in that moment.

I will bring you a flower from the floor of the sea to wear in your hair.

Dear Mother, dear Mother, the Church is cold, But the Ale-house is healthy and pleasant and warm.