Well, I was lucky in that my being an actress totally overshadowed my having some kind of a... legacy at Yale, so that was kind of great.

My dream car would be a Maserati. That would be amazing.

I moved to New York when I was 10, from Rio de Janeiro. So there was no need for driving: I took the subway, cabs and the bus.

I'd love to be a Bond girl. I mean, if you're going to be stereotyped, there are worse things to be stereotyped as.

I think the play on words for 'Punky' Brewster has definitely played itself out.

I miss the anonymity that comes with New York because everyone around you is so immersed in their own journey.

I think escapism is really important.

When I was really young. My sister and I would create different characters with our Barbie dolls - I'd be the crazy diva Barbie and she'd be the homeless Barbie.

I will not go on a blind date.

Women always want to be what they're not: If you're the pretty girl, you want to be the quirky girl. If you're the smart girl, you want to be the pretty girl.

Also, when you think about a show that you used to watch as a kid or as a teenager, you look at it through sort of rose colored glasses when you remember it.

For one wild, glad moment we snapped the chain that binds us to earth, and joining hands with the winds we felt ourselves divine.

I am graciously and joyfully living through each day.

When we are dreaming alone it is only a dream. When we are dreaming with others, it is the beginning of reality.

Great women aren't born great, they become great.

Here's what we know about Santa. He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good. I think he's with the NSA.

Working and making a fire doth discretion require.

Remember that the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.

The Lebanese people voted this time for change. So they are not satisfied with the actual situation. They want to see a new government. They want to see a new vision.

Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.

A spiritually established life is not an easy task. But a materially satisfied life is an impossible task.