Most of us are not real eager to grow, myself included. We try to be happy by staying in the status quo. But if we're not willing to be honest with ourselves about what we feel, we don't evolve.

God is not something I think about but something I experience as an energy, a Presence. I do find it easier to pray to a female Presence or an androgynous Presence.

Well, you know what they say: if you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me!

My husband is a fall-away Catholic, but with a vengeance. He's actually more of a feminist than I am.

I sometimes truly despair at ever being meaningfully altered and affected by the things I claim are so important to me.

Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.

Winning is everything in Hollywood.

When I was a kid, I'd kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I would say a Greek prayer to the Virgin Mary.

Follow your heart, your instincts. People might try to dissuade you from your passion, but no one can live your life but you.

What you don't know about women is alot.

I think it's because most of us talk one way and live another. There are a few people who truly, truly walk the talk.

Black and white is refuge of colors from their own nullity.

I am never afraid of what I know.

I don't dislike the process of animation... I find it daunting, but only as much as I find everything daunting.

Whenever faced with a challenge, I dig deep within myself and summon my spiritual and physical forces. This gives me the focus, determination, perseverance, and support I need to succeed.

If love is like a possession, maybe my letters are like my exorcisms.

I've always been against recreating or re-recording samples, but I managed to re-record one or two that were just too expensive and it was just ridiculous.

I did Chekhov's Three Sisters once. Two months in, I remember going, "Human beings shouldn't be forced to do or watch this play every night." It's so dark and so bottomless.

Manufacture dooms in your head and you will go mad. Reality is incontravertible. Also, it will not be anticipated.

Getting married and really digging in with another human being can point out your greatest strengths and your greatest weaknesses.

Nothing speeds brain atrophy more than being immobilized in the same environment.