There's a higher form of happiness in commitment. I'm counting on it.

The imaginary world has always been the most fun place for me to be.

After I saw the first thing I ever did, I got a migraine.

And I did a movie called Basil with Jared Leto and Christian Slater.

I am an unpredictable journey.

When I was younger, I think I intimidated people much more because I was far more insecure.

The older I get, the more relaxed I am.

I went to a private arts school. We had to wear cloaks.

I was always ready to leave England for some absurd reason.

My parents are Italian and British. They live in Berkeley now - we all moved there four years ago.

I play Hopkins' daughter. Brad Pitt plays Death. He's a very-good looking Death. With him, dying isn't so bad.

With God, a mountain is only a road waiting to happen.

I like smoking! I mean, God, I quit everything else, can't I smoke?

From the preponderance of talent, we may always infer the soundness and vigour of the commonwealth; but from the preponderance of riches, its dotage and degeneration.

There's no money back guarantee on future happiness.

A lot of artists are just really stupid about money, and it's really hard to find somebody who kind of thinks of shuffling money around and doing business as an art.

When you walk in a beautiful road, you must know that you are walking on a miracle: The miracle of evolution!

The hardest thing over the years has been having the courage to go against the dominant wisdom of the time, to have a view that is at variance with the present consensus and bet that view.

If I had faced it then, I wouldn't be facing it now, but sooner or later you have to choose between running and facing the thing you thought you could not face.

Small change can often be found under seat cushions.

[On President Bush's plan to get to Mars in 10 years] Stupid. Robots would do a better job and be much cheaper because you don't have to bring them back.