If you're not yelling at your kids, you're not spending enough time with them.

I take the kids to church and Sunday school. They love it. I really think it's important for a child to feel that there are things that are bigger than your life out there.

My sheets are monogrammed, so is my silverware and pretty much everything else I own. My rule is, if it's not moving -- monogram it!

We’re more than just our dresses.

It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't get away from it.

I love to cook comfort food. I'll make fish and vegetables or meat and vegetables and potatoes or rice. The ritual of it is fun for me, and the creativity of it.

Confidence is everything in this business.

As an artist, I feel more strongly than ever that my job on earth is to tell the stories of the invisibles, and women have been invisible on film for a long time.

My rule is, if it's not moving-monogram it!

Every day you have to choose and cultivate your own happiness.

I don't think I realised how stressed I was, being a single parent. It was really, really stressful. It's not easy on anybody.

Set out to be the person you know you can be. Thinking about it, and talking about it is the first step. If you can imagine it for yourself then you can do it. Take action!

My mediocrity is no secret

My favorite symphony is the silent song of the night!

You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.

First love is an astounding experience and if the object happens to be totally unworthy and love not really love at all, it makes little difference to the intensity of the pain.

Compromise cannot be allowed in cases where the exact truth is ascertainable.

Spike Lee is obviously more stupid than anyone can be by accident.

Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth, error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistake of our judgment, giving assent to that which is not true.

I take pride in being one of the most successful producers in hip-hop history, having the most successful record in hip-hop history, I have the most number ones.

I have made to God the offering you made to me of your heart and have asked him to unite mine with yours in that of Our Lord.