I've never worked for the sake of working. There's probably enough crap out there for me not to add to it.

Anybody who has curly hair knows you don't want it to be brushed out because it becomes a never-ending tangle.

This might be the first generation where kids are dying at a younger age than their parents and it's related primarily to the obesity problem.

I think male roles are generally much better written. So for actresses, we're always dealing with trying to inject a role with more truth than the writer possibly had in mind.

Most women seem to be required to pit themselves against men in dramatic situations, and the men got to pit themselves against ideas or God.

Judy Garland was just so delicious in every way and just so honest and generous.

Lorna was quite young when her mother died, and I think she's blocked out some of the memories. I talked to her a little bit about that, but I wasn't prepared to go around and poke and hurt her.

A lot of really good directors have a killer in them, as if they'd do anything to get that image. But that comes with the terrain and I don't mind it.

This is government. There is no entertainment.

My Brilliant Career was beautifully directed, but I had a bit of trouble with myself in it. It was a silly script, based on a book this 16-year-old girl wrote.

Know that you can make a difference in the world by being true to yourself, and moving in the direction of your dreams!

But it is cute. It's such a boy thing to do.Drop dead.Aw, you say the most romantic things.

Being alive and living aren't the same.

You learn in this business: It you want a friend, get a dog.

You don't have to give birth to someone to have a family. We're all family - an extended family.

I could justify violence only in this extreme case, to save the last living knowledge of Buddhism itself.

Then kiss me, Claire," he whispered, "And know that you are more to me than life, and I have no regret.

There's no Asian [vocalist] that's huge out there. So I want to do that. I want to break that mold.

First you buy me a mocha. Then you let me help you hide a body. Now you take me to a biker clubhouse. Best. Day. Ever.

Leave war to others; 'tis Protesilaus' part of love.

I would have made a lousy stripper. I'm just not very comfortable exposing myself.