When I was really young, I got moonstruck by Moonstruck.

Eventually, I think cinematography for every culture is a way to explore different stories, different ways of also delivering a story.

Turkey was fantastic, Turkey was like mystical and such a special place. Just unique, something that's really hard to describe, such beauty.

As an actress I really like exploring and doing new experiences.

Movies are different from books and you need to be open to go into that difference.

When I'm shooting films, I write and play music when I come home.

I write in English. My first album came out in Italy, and I toured and did gigs.

Each country is strong on some tradition.

I'm more into kind of real stories, psychological movies.

The very first tear he made was so deep that I thought it had gone right into my heart.

Who has gone hungry learns to think of the future and of the children.

If you spend a lot of time shopping for athletic clothes, you may want to consider spending less time thinking about high school.

Grief is Newark. It's there. Can't avoid it. The idea is to hold your nose, hope the traffic's not too bad and get on to Manhattan as quickly as possible.

The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind

You thought I was writing The Truth? Honey, I don't even know what The Truth means.

The fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength

I don't make 'issue' films. I like making films about rebels or pioneers or people that are doing something.

I just know that there are plenty of people who are in terrible trouble and can't get out. And so I'm impatient with those who think that it's easy for people to get out of trouble.

My running ambition is to keep doing it until I'm way past the point where I have any business running. Just to keep doing it throughout my whole life—to stay fit and feel good.