You can imagine what a trip this is for a Jewish girl from Great Neck-I get to win an Academy Award and meet Elizabeth Taylor at the same time.

Reagan and Bush... made the world safe for hypocrisy.

Hollywood is a place that attracts people with massive holes in their souls.

Ah, the relationships we get into just to get out of the ones we are not brave enough to say are over.

Her life was like running on a treadmill or riding on a stationary bike; it was aerobic, it was healthy, but she wasn't going anywhere.

Remember to negotiate thickness as well as height on the lettering of your name.

No religion is perfect, not after man gets through with it.

Never underestimate the importance of tragedy in life. Don't fear it, make it the mirror of your life.

I directed the first "Twilight" movie. It was in my contract that I could have gone on to do the other films, but I didn't feel as connected to the other books.

We will never have peace without friendship around the world.

Money and stuff aren't what makes us happy. It's strong connections within families and friends, communities of people that truly care about one another.

Readers need to see themselves between the lines of the story.

Every single model wants to be in Sports Illustrated, and I feel extremely blessed to have that opportunity.

I had to beat the bags, big time, I had to get out into the den and start screaming and move it through my body.

Our blood don't run. Sometimes we want to. Sometimes we ought to. But we don't ever run from anyone or anything.

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.