Only out of great vulnerability do you discover what strength you have. Having a daughter who I love with all my being has helped me mine the source of that strength to previously unknown depths.

It was certainly a good death scene. I'm endlessly perishing in roles but it's a wonderful thing to be asked to do.

I am a single mother - that is the reality.

My parents never pressured me except to advise me against acting.

I suppose my life has always been about pleasing people, making sure theyre all right, doing the right thing. Then, suddenly, you have to face up to what you want and be honest about it.

I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.

I've always had an enormous sense of independence. But I know that sometimes I can be too independent. It is important to be able to share your life - so that is a work in progress for me.

When I go into the garden, I forget everything. It's uncomplicated in my world of gardening. It's trial and error, really. If something doesn't work, it comes out, and you start all over again.

There's no luck in business. There's only drive, determination, and more drive.

...you ask me why I compare you to stars - it's simple - that's where your goddess has fled...

Publishing isn't a job anymore. It's a button.

The best thing in life aren't things.

I sat on the hill, the wind whispering through the long grass that surrounded me. I stared at the stars and wanted more than what I was and more than what the world was and just - wanted.

Modeling is a great beginning, but it's also a kind of trap if you have any ambition or a mind that needs to be stimulated.

I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way.

It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and remember that I am the Pope.

You'd think I was shoving bamboo splinters under your nails. (Alice from Twilight)

The schools of the country are its future in miniature.