In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.

Music is what our feelings sound like.

There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.

Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

There's no wrong way to experience a film.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.

Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.

I do love directing. I'm only comfortable working in the independent film arena for a very small budget where I have creative control and I can put my stamp on it.

By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many.

He is not the same person as when wemet, but . . . neither am I. Time has refined us, but instead of pushing us apart, we’re closer than ever.

I would have grown up to be a gentleman adventurer if I were more of a gentleman.

Destiny bears us to our lot, and destiny is perhaps our own will.

Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal.

My goal is to be the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World.

I really wanted my creams to feel luxurious and have a beautiful finish, and it's harder to do that with natural ingredients.

Never answer a hypothetical question.

If clothes can help you see yourself on your best day, why shouldn't every day be that day?