Sometimes in life, random things can blind-side you.

I just believe that sometimes in life you're like a shark - you have to keep moving through water; otherwise, you'll die.

'Bionic Woman' really enriched my career. It was a big, amazing thing to do.

Working on new projects gives you the opportunity to learn and absorb new things.

I've never been a social bunny. I thrive on work.

I like to hang out with my friends, go to the theatre, watch DVDs, read, play with my niece.

Doing the same thing day in, day out. It's just so boring. I like to jump from different things.

I think it's so important as an actor that you hang on to your own inner compass, because so many people want to guide you - 'This is what you should you be doing'. But I want to do different things.

For me, once I've worked on something and it's finished, it's like an ex-boyfriend: you don't go back to them.

I was bullied. I was a bit of a geek. Good-looking guys were off-limits. I didn't start dating until I was 18.

Most of my cousins are boys, so I'm used to being around boys.

Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere.

What is a man but another man's memory

The inability to delegate is one of the biggest problems I see with managers at all levels

We have done a tremendous disservice, not only to Middle East, we've done a tremendous disservice to humanity.

convictions ... are always getting in the way of opportunities.

what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.

I love Stewart Lee's 'Comedy Vehicle' on BBC2. The guy is a genius.

To face death itself should not daunt you. Fear of death is ridiculous, because as long as you are not dead you are alive, and when you are dead there is noting more to worry about!

I just feel much more secure about whatever I write if I stand with one foot in reality - meaning if the stories I write about have a core of "this actually (could have) happened."

My man prefers meat over the bone.