The writers keep managing to turn the show in on itself, coming up with something that's well thought-out and miraculous.

Isn't it funny? You hear a phone ring and it could be anybody. But, a ringing phone has to be answered doesn't it?

I like chatting with people. If people ask me a direct question, I give them a direct answer and I feel I've always done that with the press.

There's a confidence that comes from youth and not knowing better.

My whole mood or sense can change by virtue of the music that I'm listening to. It really does affect me on a visceral and emotional level.

I think the most attractive thing is a sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh, you've gotten a lot out of the way.

I feel extraordinarily peaceful when I'm watching the sun set.

Were kind of in our own cocoon making it. Every once in a while you stick your head up for a second, and you just cant believe how successful the show has become.

Some days I'm in better control and can navigate my way through stuff, and other days, not so much.

I didn't realize that television has gone through immense changes and has become very progressive.

I've made films that I've given all I had to, that no one has seen. The bottom line is I want to work and I want someone to enjoy it.

Accept yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your truths, and know what tools you have to fulfill your purpose.

Anyone who takes the time to listen is either an old soul or a romantic one.

Work done with little effort is likely to yield little result.

While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal living conditions on this earth?

Most innovations fail. And companies that don’t innovate die.

There's so much more to tell about Africa than the usual stories about war, famine and disease.

If you can't write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public.

When Im writing, I spend all my time in The Grocer on Elgin buying ready-made meals; I think they are the only reason my husband and kids havent left me.

Whether you think of it as heavenly or as earthly, if you love life immortality is no consolation for death.

Just in case the world ends tomorrow," she said. "We might as well enjoy today.