Increasingly, people feel as though they must have a reason for taking time alone, a reason not to be available.

We expect more from technology and less from each other.

Technology proposes itself as the architect of our intimacies.

The idea that we can be exactly what the other desires is a powerful fantasy.

A sacred space is not a place to hide out. It is a place where we recognize ourselves and our commitments.

To understand desire, one needs language and flesh.

Discovering an inner history requires listening – and often not to the first story told.

It's too late to leave the future to the futurists.

I miss those days even though I wasn't alive.

The idea of being vulnerable leaves a lot of room for choice. There is always room to be less foldable, more evil.

One of the emotional affordances of digital communication is that one can always hide behind deliberated nonchalance.

Creating a book and creating a collection involve a lot of editing.

Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.

But you've got to make choices, and you're not going to be right all the time.

The famous Florentine elegance, which attracts tourists to the shops on Via Tornabuoni and Via della Vigna Nuova, is characterized by austerity of line, simplicity, economy of effect.

I was always at the gymnasium every day at six o'clock after school. In the mornings I would run, looking forward to future golden gloves and Olympic tournaments.

Everyone wants to feel that they matter.

It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good.

I couldn't imagine doing a show where I'd once again have to answer to corporate interests.

When my kids are in college, maybe I'll drag my fishnets and high heels out.