I'm one of those people who're good at everything but I'm not great at anything. I thought I'd be a chef or a teacher.

Part of being human is that we can’t go back, we can only hope that if we come across that moment again we’ll do it the right way.

Haste to disgrace the traitor. Do not wait 'til later.

Every time I do a movie like 'Finding Neverland' or 'Chocolat' or 'Shakespeare' in Love, ' we deal with the creative process, but there's humor and fun along the way. I always love that kind of movie.

I understand maybe some people are more impressionable than my hard, cynical self, but maybe they need to figure out how to be less of that.

I'm thrilled when I get nominated. I don't count how many and I don't remember how many I've had. I just know it's a lot.

Only stupid men trying to seem smart need to be with dumb women. Only weak men trying to look strong are attracted to compliant women.

Never consider whether you are of use; but ever consider that you are not your own but His.

I like contrasting between black and white and color.

Marriage, my dear, is not suicide.

In my new book, 'Birth,' my goal is to share the path I have traveled in the spiritual sphere and in the business and philanthropic sphere in order to reveal the essential connection between the two.

Being recognized by Hollywood is a dream true; it's really an amazing moment.

Even when something does not go my way, I get up and fight, that is what keeps me going.