I think movies probably are a mirror in some way so we can see ourselves in them.

The reality is, we can change. We can change ourselves. We can change our minds. We can change our hearts. And therefore the universe changes.

I don't regret anything. Everything happens for a reason-it's part of the healing process. Life is a healing process.

Always walk towards open doors. And if they slam shut in your face, kick that sucker in and keep going.

I can’t remember that I was ever looking for anything. I was waiting for something to touch me. It’s like, I’ll be open to it, and see if it moves me. There has to be a "falling in love" moment.

In saving Tibet, you save the possibility that we are all brothers, sisters.

Everyone responds to kindness.

There are times when telling lies are not a bad thing. It can be a compassionate thing. But to make it benign, you have to be aware of your compassionate reasons for telling that lie.

I'm younger than I once was. Internally. Less self-conscious. Less insecure.

I don't think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need.

People get offended by animal rights campaigns. It's ludicrous. It's not as bad as mass animal death in a factory.

When you understand, you cannot help but love. You cannot get angry.

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I have had, and I am not sad because I no longer have it.

Do not needlessly endanger your lives until I give you the signal.

Why does life need evidence of life?

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.

If you go with the principle, you should go with the principle. If I really saw the subject very differently than ten years ago, I would have done a different movie.

Also, there are authors and publicists using the Internet to manipulate opinion, both positively for a work and negatively against the competition. I don't do this and can't stomach it, honestly.

The whole story of human history is: The blasphemy of today is the commonplace of tomorrow.

The neurotic has problems; the psychotic has solutions.

Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.