I think having my life be as private and quiet as possible is a way in which then I can go and play characters.

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.

Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.

Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.

I wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.

Breathe and don't try to be perfect.

I'm always happy to play the bad girl. I just get to have fun, and it's obviously all done with a smile.

Accepting and appreciating heart brings abundance in life but gratitude acknowledge and dance with joy of receiving.

Happiness is a perception of the mind that comes from forgiveness and love.

Societies where there are worthy men and women of God, not necessarily preachers or religious men, but men that know the ways of God, they stand up against the collapse of equity in their land

Reading always calmed me down: filling my head with other - made up - people's problems and conflicts made my own seem less terrible, less real.

There isn't a single human being who hasn't plenty to cry over, and the trick is to make the laughs outweigh the tears.

I read more books for research purposes, whether its a fictionalized biography of Johannes Gutenberg or a stack of urban fantasies.

Hitler at the end thought that he himself was one more casualty in the war.

The work doesn't begin until you get tired!

The most complicated achievements of thought are possible without the assistance of consciousness.

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.