I think the joy of wanting to direct is having that nervous anxiety knowing your film is about to be shown and you're sitting right there with everyone.

I find that actors who are wanting to pursue tv or films don't seem to have much interest in classical theatre.

Just believe in yourself and to find spirituality that’s going to carry you. Because all the rest is just fluff.

We are always just trying to be strong and yet in touch with our bodies and the only way you can really do that is to believe in yourself because that’s all that you have.

Painting is a hobby for me.

And I think because there is an essence of me that cares about other people and what other people think then that then makes me seem very sweet and polite.

I wouldn't say that I'm overly religious, but I have a pretty good relationship with my spiritual being.

All the pictures in magazines and all of that is fun but in the end it's all about your soul and who you are and have you connected with the people.

It's very hard to become an actor in film and television, you have to have such perseverance and you have to really believe that if you have any sort of talent at all, you will find work one day.

I've grown so much as a person through playing Gabrielle, much less living in New Zealand and being with all of these people that I can't imagine my life being any different.

I think you have to have different tools for each job - you know producer is very different from a director and very different from an actor.

Friendship is the grease of life.

Since acquiring major interests in Dole Food Company 28 years ago, educating the public on proper diet has constituted the agenda of the Dole Nutrition Institute.

I'm not one to sit here and judge here. But I think it's funny that the people that condemn the adult industry the most are the ones consuming the product the most.

Middle East has been in turmoil for thousands of years. For us to think that we're going to in there and fix that with a couple of little bombs and a few little decorations is relatively foolish.

When you are born, your work is placed in your heart.

You can teach people a lot about craft and various techniques, and you can certainly teach them to appreciate, but you cannot give them spirit or soul if it's not there.

Without discipline, there can be no freedom.

It's true that what you find in New York is something other than America. Only small towns and small countries are self-satisfied; a real capital goes beyond its borders.

Always keep good company. Never waste an hour with anyone who doesn't lift you up and encourage you.

There are other places, surely, for other people, but for me there is one place, Ann 
Arbor, for there it was I discovered what lifes bright possibilities were.