The Quaker upbringing was not strict, but it was frugal. Extremely frugal. One was always encouraged to give away ones worldly goods.

Some of the greater things are unseen. That's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream.

There's different kinds of love, darling. Some people you love no matter what, and others you love when the situation is right. To me, the best kind of love is no matter what kind.

I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but maybe I'm better known for drama.

Relationships are hard regardless! But I think they feed the artist: relationships, children, life, family - it all feeds the artist. Loss. Joy. Sacrifice.

You cannot till this year’s land using last year’s sun.

As long as I can be with you, even my digital heart will start to throb. Like a quantum wind, my heart will start to sway.

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on, and humor.

I was elected a Captain of Volunteers--a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since.

Once a man has seen society's black underbelly, he can never turn his back on it. Never pretend, like you do, that it doesn't exist.

I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to play, so all this temperament comes out.

Long live teachers of children, because they can show children how they can save the world.

Sometimes there are times you actually don't want to be in the information loop on some rumors; because once you're in the loop, then if something leaks, you're one of the people in the loop.

Taking it easy is often the prelude to backsliding. Comfort precedes collapse.

They say the two most important days in a person's life were the day you were born and the day you discover why you were born.