Yes, my kids come first, but as a parent I need to come to them with a fresh mind. I can't be too exhausted or too tired. And I am a better parent when I have more energy.

I can't believe I gave my panties to a geek.

I used to sing with my father's jazz band and then when I was ten years old a musician friend of his suggested that I try out for the first west coast production of Annie.

In life, there is always that special person who shapes who you are, who helps to determine the person you become.

Did you work for the money to buy those earrings? Or did your Daddy buy those for you?

I've done kissing scenes with people who have been loaded. I'd think, 'Do you actually have to drink that Jack Daniels to kiss me?'

The moment you make someone promise anything is the same moment you ask them to lie to you.

We are the most brutal with the people we love the most.

From my experience, forgiving is the only way to survive.

A lot of people don't realize that not everybody gets high.

I just did in my early twenties what most did when they were teenagers, being free and exploring and making mistakes, but I did it in France. I did it privately.

Health, wealth, happiness, live long and always prosper, have families and also friends, let them be lasting in me forever.

Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark alley.

As Carrie Fisher once said in a film, everyone thinks they have good taste and a sense of humour.

While we converse with her, we mark No want of day, nor think it dark.

The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.

Once a child gets into your heart, there’s no right or wrong about it.

The best ideas lose their owners and take on lives of their own.

It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies - character-driven stuff.

Sometimes we forget about common sense. Autism is used too much as an excuse for bad behavior.

Love is the creative fire, the inspiration that keeps the torch of progress aflame.