There were moments on the set when the depth of the cast of 'Dreamgirls' was almost overwhelming to me.

There's nothing quite as good as folding up into a book and shutting the world outside.If I pick the right one I can be beautiful, or fall in love, or live happily ever after. Maybe even all three.

Kinsey would identify himself with Galileo in moments of feelings of persecution.

It is interesting to be here and to see that for certain actors they have to live in a way that you think of nobody living anymore except for in small towns. They have such elaborate double lives.

We knew that there was a certain kind of interest in Whale among a genre crowd.

It's an odd thing to go to New York to shoot a movie that is set in Indiana.

I wanted to make connections between Whale's past and present.

But the imposition of morality onto science, - where it does not belong - has become rampant in recent years.

I think that finding a way into somebody's life that's sort of off from a side angle can tell you more about that person than a greatest hits approach.

Our relationships, relationships between adults, how all those pieces fit together - that's the most complicated thing we all face.

Kinsey thought that Freud in his own way was as dangerous as the Catholic Church.

When we get too comfortable in our routine we stop challenging ourselves. Complacency is the silent dream killer.

I am thankful and blessed to be in a position where I have learned as much from those that have taught me as I have from those that I continue to teach.

It is a tiresome way of speaking when you should despatch the business to beat about the bush.

Being glamorous is about strength and confidence. It's black and white - dramatic. You have to be strong.

Giving up is not an option if we want to prevent irreparable harm to our planet.

You're not capable of stepping into nirvana at this time. If you did it would be disastrous. You're tonal would be swamped.

No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

Botox not only helps with wrinkles, it actually makes you feel more relaxed as frowning causes tension.

It's like the basket is an ocean and everything you throw up is going in. You get into that kind of groove, and it's all good.

She didn't read books so she didn't know that she was the world and the heavens boiled down to a drop.