My feeling about seeing the world is that it's going to change you necessarily, just the very fact of being out there and meeting people from different cultures and different ways of life.

I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way.

Above all things I believe in love.

My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I'm with you does the pain go away.

Then, one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you.

The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict.

I want to wear skinny jeans when I'm in my 70s. Why not? Who cares?

I really want to play Princess Leia. Stick some big pastries on my head. Now, that would be interesting.

...as an actor there's nothing better than a great moody moment to play with nothing to say. It's so much easier to do because you can really get inside your head.

I find politicians so desperately boring. I don't trust them and don't believe in them.

What matters most with any regimen, whether it's to lose weight or stop drinking or smoking, is your willingness to seek help and your desire to say 'no more.

It [the book] was spinning a magic spell around her heart, sticky as a spider's web and enchantingly beautiful..

You don't have to have a million followers to make an impact on one.

I never knew I had the power to hurt him, only that he possessed the power to hurt me.

God does not call us to be successful, but to be obedient.

Sainthood lies in the habit of referring the smallest actions to God.

We are both busy people, so let's cut the small talk.

Neglect starts out as an infection then becomes a disease.

Often, out of our greatest rejection comes our greatest direction.

If you are serious about volleyball, the only months to stop playing are those without a vowel.

My experiences with violence in schools still echo throughout my life but standing to face the problem has helped me in immeasurable ways.