It's a delicate thing for me, with how involved I am in social media and being a part of people's lives in a way that they want me to.

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.

In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

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.

The precious gift of life alone, is more than enough to give thanks to God on a daily basis.

God tells us to burden him with whatever burdens us.

I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

But as I see it, the most corrupt art is the sentimental the art of orange blossoms which make pale women swoon.

They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood.

Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!

When equal armies battle, the grieving one will be victorious.

I have always been very confident and very upbeat about the future potential of India. I think it is a great country with great potential.

Abandonment doesn't have the sharp but dissipating sting of a slap. It's like a punch to the gut, bruising your skin and driving the precious air from your body.

I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.