It is upsetting that many people don't seem to observe what's happening to the environment, what's happening in terms of global warming, the loss of habitats and wild things.

Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat.

I'm going to get a new hairdo and look terrific and go back to school and even if nobody notices, I'm going to be the most self-fulfilled lady on the block.

Intensity is so much more becoming in the young.

I used to be neurotic. I didn't like myself very much. But somewhere in my mid-40s, my neuroses stopped seeming so important. I developed a sense of humor.

Acting is a child's prerogative. Children are born to act. Usually, people grow up and out of it. Actors always seem to me to be people who never quite did grow out of it.

I'm a risk-taker. I like to test myself.

My hope for the planet is my children and grandchildren.

There can be no one best way of organizing a business.

My daughter, the one who lives nearby, is raising her children to be very much aware. We went on a nature walk on Monday; I'm learning so much from her.

I remember when I first won the Academy Award, and how much I loved it. I just wish there was an award around that you could really believe in again.

If you can’t handle others’ disapproval, then leadership isn’t for you.

You have the here and now. You have a future. Deal with the past so you can stop looking back. It's just the pain.

Something strange started to rage inside me, hearing you inhale sharply as I tried to kiss those scars away or etch them deeper into your skin, wanting to mark you in an entirely different way.

Marriage was never my goal, because I've never been very traditional.

Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding; it dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant.

Vegetarian is the New Prius!

Usually, the creating of the book happens while I'm writing the book. I start with Chapter One, with a few ideas and a handful of characters, and the book grows from there.

Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you'll never know where you'll get an idea from.

People don't want to hear the truth, they never do. They wanna live in some kind of fantasy. And then when they get caught up in it, they start being in denial because they don't want to be wrong.

You have to get beyond blaming others . . . give up your excuses . . . stand responsible for what you do . . . ultimately, ethics ends up an individual exercise.