I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline.

Don't listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you. If it's what you want to do and it's within yourself, then keep going and try to do it for the rest of your life.

Every journey starts with fear.

Do you know what fear stands for? False Evidence Appearing Real.

Don't listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you.

I was listening to this Adele song, where she's like, "When we were young..." I was like, "You're 27. Are you kidding me?

Romance is important, but to have a friend you can use as a mirror, who can give you an objective response, that's what's really important.

I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then we can get at it somehow.

By cool, I don't mean cool. I mean vulnerable and a mess.

Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films.

I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to

Crying is good for the soul, or so they say.

People today expect too much from marriage. Getting married is really like taking on a big new job.

God did not create evil. Just as darkness is the absence of light, evil is the absence of God.

I spent most of my adult life looking for romantic love.

I came, I saw, I conquered From record sales to sold out concerts.

Hurricane Irene ... the storm was huge news. In fact, the Weather Channel reported something they haven't seen in years. Viewers.

In celebration of Mother's Day yesterday, President Obama called three moms who had written him letters. Then kids who made their mom a macaroni necklace said, 'Thanks, Obama.'

Sometimes what we deem a failure at the time it happens actually serves to foster a change within us that creates an even greater success down the road.

Love is merely a madness.

I am really driven, but my drive doesn't effect the conversations I have in my head about life, and my worries and fears and insecurities.