Soul mates don’t finally meet somewhere at a certain place at a certain time, they’re in each other, all along.

Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking.

Once upon a time, man had a love affair with fire.

If you show someone something you've written, you give them a sharpened stake, lie down in your coffin, and say, ‘When you’re ready’.

...it’s not just the person who fills a house, it’s their I’ll be back later!s, their toothbrushes and unused hats and coats, their belongingnesses.

The problem is simply finding the right person. Ask Plato. Just make sure she finishes your thoughts and you finish hers. That's all you need.

Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom.

I believe in walking out of a museum before the paintings you've seen begin to run together. How else can you carry anything away with you in your mind's eye?

Trees're always a relief, after people.

Do you know how hard it is to play a character where youre always in heels? Oh, my goodness!

I find that every day is not about where I'll be tomorrow, but it's about what I'm doing today and staying in the moment. By doing that, I'm truly enjoying all of my todays.

The rhythm of solitude, once so intimidating, began to feel comfortable. Aloneness, I was learning, does not have to equal loneliness.

Don’t just do the obvious and predictable stuff, be remarkable!

I am interested in costume. Clothes in your daily life are important: your choices say something about you, even if what they're saying is about non-choice. And what you wear in a film is crucial.

But I don't distinguish between being laughed with, and laughed at. I'll take either.

The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the other's bed, where the rival perfects the lover's imperfections.

Everything in the world is exactly the same.

I love being on stage, I love being able to tell a story, I love the fact that the audience listens and laughs at it. It makes me happy, and it's what I live for.

Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.

They are fairies; he that speaks to them shall die. I'll wink and couch; no man their works must eye.

You measure success by how much good you do for others.