We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival.

Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical.

I love Central Park. I spend a lot of time in there. I try and get in there whenever I can.

Doors of opportunity don't open, they unlock; it is up to you to turn the knob.

It's tricky to say 'never,' but I will never have plastic surgery.

Two things I'm trying to work on are openness and flexibility.

It's been very important for me to follow my gut or my heart, or whichever organ you want to go by.

When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up.

As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.

You can rest a lot in an hour or have a whole day and not do it properly. One way I get a quality recharge is to connect with nature. To experience something that's bigger than me.

Being famous gives you a lot of illusions of false self, of self-importance, a grandiosity, it becomes difficult to stay humble and real. You see so many people who don't succeed.

My mother always says when you fight destiny, destiny fights back. Some things, they're just written in the stars. You can try but you can never escape what's meant to be.

Forget the past.

Until you stalk and overrun, you cannot devour anyone. -Hobbes

I do not bow. I do not obey. I do not worship.

Every decision you make is an important one, whether there are twenty thousand people working for you or just one.

The road to Hell is paved with unbought stuffed dogs.

You read constantly that banks are lobbying regulators and elected officials as if this is inappropriate. We don't look at it that way.

Painting is an extension of man's means of communication. As such, it's pure, difficult, and wonderful.

May your homes be filled with peace, harmony, courtesy, and love. May they be filled with the Spirit of the Lord.

...the change was adjustment without improvement.