I'm more likely to strike up a conversation with a stranger than to try any antic or pickup lines.

I don't really believe in that "you need to make them come to you" kind of thing. I'm like, I'll come to her and if she's cool I'll stick around, and if she's not, then I'll leave at any time.

I really believe in the value of just being more present with the people you're around.

Meditation. That's the key. Supposedly. Calming your mind ind total silence. Understanding your connection to the natural world and all that. You do that, and you can hear it. All the talking.

...all she could think was 'This is how close a kiss is'. It felt every bit as dangerous as she'd imagined.

Ours is the age of substitutes: instead of language, we have jargon: instead of principles, slogans: and, instead of genuine ideas, bright ideas.

If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.

I can't stand directors who try to micro-manage everything. When it happens these days I just walk off set, saying if they don't like the way I'm doing it they can get someone else.

I just want to continue to break barriers and to show the industry and the world that beauty is diverse, and you don't have to be a certain stereotype to be beautiful.

I met someone who lives in an elevator.

Anti-drug fanatics and cops are the criminals - it's like McCarthyism. They need someone to dislike to distract the public from the really important problems.

People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills.

I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools.