Women slave for their hair! It's all about how we compare ourselves to other women, how we size ourselves up.

Facials are my biggest beauty indulgence. Looking good is about having a good base. It's about taking care of your skin.

The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.

Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.

I chose a sunflower because when darkness descends they close up to regenerate. But I really wish I'd never had the tattoo in the first place. Clean, clear skin is always better.

I'm not sad at all about turning 40.

What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on.

There have been so many people who have said to me, 'You can't do that,' but I've had an innate belief that they were wrong. Be unwavering and relentless in your approach.

Sexiness is a state of mind - a comfortable state of being. It's about loving yourself in your most unlovable moments.

I am a hopeless romantic. And I won't stop till I get it right.

Beauty is not just physical. It's about what you stand for, how you live your life.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

It is not incumbent on the world to conform to your vision of change. It is up to you to explain the future in terms that those living in the past and present can follow.

The newly developed snarky side of my personality wanted to tell him 'There's no crying in vamp battles.

Skinny-dipping is like Paris. It's always a good idea.

The workers are the saviors of society the redeemers of the race.

I've learned that I am allowed to say what I like and what I don't like. And I've learned that I have to be professional and not be everyone's best friend.

'Leonie' did get made and it was an extremely wonderful experience. I got to travel the world. I filmed for 6 months - 3 months in New Orleans and 3 months in Japan.

Let's just say I believe in healthy love.

Maybe that is the power of poetry. It somehow transcends news cycles, and becomes a part of our collective imagination. That is the beauty of the art form I like to play with.

The literature of the world has exerted its power by being translated.