Often times, if a character is pretty straightforward, he or she is not as interesting to portray.

I walked away from this movie thinking how important it is to have a genuine selfless love for your children. You can really mess kids up if you don't have the right kind of love for them.

Not judging people is the fastest way to peace.

Gratitude is the root of joy.

I'd rather live forever in Heaven than a place where there's terrorism and hate.

That's what rock music is, I think - constantly searching for authenticity, and being as honest as possible.

"Silence Of The Lambs" is definitely very frightening.

When I manage to keep my center, it's usually because I've taken prayer seriously.

Being joyful is a choice.

There's nothing better than actually getting to watch the person and see his or her mannerisms.

I think acting is a gift. I think certain people for some reason just have a gift that they were meant to perform.

The creative members of an orthodoxy, any orthodoxy, ultimately outgrow their disciplines.

The more we try to rest ourselves from our Egos, the deeper we sink into it.

You are going somewhere. Every day. Every experience you get. You're moving forward.

Easy comfort isn't comforting

I'd rather be vaguely right than precisely wrong.

I can't be an ingenue forever, and I wouldn't want to be.

It is a serious mistake to judge God within the narrow limits of our own understanding and abilities.

It's very hard to come across as a passionate human being in print. People can't hear the inflections in your voice.

My strength is my distance. I can swim two-and-a-half soccer fields on one breath.

I hold that any religion that satisfies the individual urge is valid for that person.