My hero among heroes is my grandmother, she's the epitome of strength and I try to mock that strength all the time. She's a beast.

I think I unknowingly seek people who are better than me in the sense of strength and wisdom. It's like I've got to know and trust that you have the answers and that you can carry me if needed.

Social media is driving the culture, it drives peoples minds literally.

Money is important yes, but not the most important. I don't need money to smile or breathe. I would still be breathing if all my money disappeared tomorrow.

I know when to go and when to stop. I'm the red, the yellow, and the green light. That's me in a nutshell.

The telling of a good story, especially one that is real and true, is always exciting.

I was drawn into acting due to the fact that I could express myself better. I could use my voice - my entire body - not just my looks, height, and physical expressions.

When the passion isn't there, the drive isn't there and it just doesn't last for me.

I've always been an actress, entertaining my family was the start. I'm a goof ball among many of my cousins and siblings.

Life would continue to exist and grow. Cause and effect still exist even where there is no time.

You're living in a matrix that's driven by social media. It's become glorified. You're suppose to be what you portray on social media, thats the perception.

The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.

A failure is a man who has blundered but is not able to cash in the experience.

We will not know unless we begin.

German equality of rights is the prerequisite for any participation on Germany's part in international conventions and agreements.

My ex-husband happens to be one of the most gifted moviemakers. And what is so bizarre about working with someone like that? I guess it is bizarre to be good friends with your ex-husband.

None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age, etc. - often influence my subject matter.

Streetlife serenaders Have no obligations Hold no grand illusions Need no stimulation.

I was an amateur wrestler, which I loved. It was my passion, but I started really late; I was a junior in high school when I began.

In the morning there was a big wind blowing and the waves were running high up on the beach and he was awake a long time before he remembered that his heart was broken.

You have to turn over a lot of rocks to find those little anomalies. You have to find the companies that are off the map - way off the map.