I'm not one of those people who thinks they simply deserves success. I have the drive to work. Maybe that's why I've stayed on the fringe.

If you get too attached to how you want it to come out the other side, you freeze. I try to trust that it will work out in the end.

It's funny looking at yourself. You know how it is when you look back at old pictures? It's just funny looking back at yourself walking and talking at age 14

You can't predict what someone else is going to do and when someone else is going to leave

I try to stay focused on my life and do try not to be brought into the Hollywood fantasy.

I don't always like my own behavior. I haven't known anyone who is perfect all the time.

I had to stand in front of my refrigerator, which was open, dipping pretzels in cream cheese and stuffing them in my mouth. If I did that, I was good. Otherwise I was nauseous.

Growing up, being watched from the outside... it's kind of very taxing and maybe I should just do some kind of manual labor-it might be more relaxing. But I can't, it's not in my nature.

I felt for a long time that this is what I want to do so I'm happy at this point to just take my time and work on projects that I feel strongly about, and the rest of the time just live my life

You don't want to get rid of your experiences, because they're your experiences - good or bad - and you need them, but it would be great if they weren't on the video shelf!

I didn't expect to win the Oscar. You grow up watching the Oscars on TV and you think it happens to fancy people. It was really surreal

Too much of anything could destroy you, Simon thought. Too much darkness could kill, but too much light could blind.

Falling in love IS bizarre and creepy

I must have been yearning for some Jewish content beyond my genetic makeup because soon after my 21st birthday, I noticed I was no longer dating WASPs.

I am not a surrealist. I am only a realist. All this group - surrealists - use my name. No, no, I am realist.

When we're passionate about something, we have a positive attitude and embrace each day with a new outlook.

I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.

I never aspired to be Speaker simply so I could say, 'I am the Speaker of the House of Commons,' and tell my children that.

The premises are so delightfully extensive, that two people might live together without ever seeing, hearing or meeting.

I never had any plans to become a producer when I was a kid. I wanted to be a DJ, like most other kids at the time. Then my mum bought me a Casio keyboard and I started to sample sounds that I liked.

If you are a professional and have confidence, then I would advocate lots of concentration.