The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves determine the quality of the selves we imagine we are. The stories we tell about others determine the quality of our relationships with them.

We are loved by an unending love.

Engaging each moment without reservation cuts through the illusion that things could be other than they are.

To act choicelessly is to act in accord with the situation. If someone throws a rock, you duck.

There is no such thing as a beauty contest . . . Beauty is noncompetitive. Beauty of any kind stands alone, unmatched, inimitable, uncontested.

Kindness to self will put you in the perfect attitude and position to be kind to others.

The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a palpable, critical energy created by the presence of the audience.

Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I'd follow my nose, and follow my luck. I think I've been very lucky.

I've always enjoyed performing. I was in figure skating before, and then I joined my first school play. Ever since that, you have not been able to get me out of the theater.

The secret to not being afraid is to understand what scares you

We are ruled by chance but never have enough patience to accept its despotism.

Fame is but a fruit tree- so very unsound. It can never flourish 'till its stock is in the ground.

Not every movie, in my opinion, should be in 3D. There are a lot of stories I wouldn't shoot in 3D. But, you know, there are movies that are perfect in 3D.

This man was so absent-mindedly clever that he could paint pictures that didn’t just follow you around the room but went home with you and did the washing-up.