I never really thought about getting married - it just kind of happened. It seemed natural, the right thing to do. It was kind of a celebration of the time.

I'm just a big believer in 'you must love yourself before you can love anybody else,' and I think for me that breeds the most inspired relationships.

When we live our lives everyday, we're met by opportunities, and most of us don't even recognize them.

If you feel glamorous, you definitely look glamorous.

There is nothing strange, creepy, or inappropriate about John Travolta .

I still eat a burger at a counter with ketchup dripping down my face.

I don't do damsel in distress very well. It's hard for me to play a victim.

I'm happiest when I have something to focus my energy on.

I'm very comfortable with my sexuality, my body, my face - well, sometimes I'm not comfortable with my face, but it's stuck there and there's nothing I can do about it.

I find beauty in unusual things, like hanging your head out the window or sitting on a fire escape.

It is important to remind young people that peace is the only victory.

The principle of neighborhood at home always implies the principle of charity abroad. (pg. 260, The Idea of a Local Economy)

I don't think it's possible to touch people's imagination today by aesthetic means.

Chickens have an uncanny sense of direction.

People who know various movie versions don't really know the story.

It never occurred to me that I was hired because I was black. But it did occur to me that because I was black it would give a different historic element to the film.

I don't think anyone could write about another culture and get it 100 percent accurate.

My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home.

I've always been a huge fan of 'The Shining,' and 'Rosemary's Baby' is one of my favorite films of all time.

A person with half volition goes backwards and forwards, but makes no progress on even the smoothest of roads.

Knavery's plain face is never seen till used.