You'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try.

But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece.

I think it's a mistake if people just fall in love and think that that's the only thing you need to keep you happy. There's a lot more to being with someone than just love.

I like food. I like eating. And I don't want to deprive myself of good food.

I don't smoke, don't drink much, and go to the gym five times a week. I live a healthy lifestyle and feel great. I can run a marathon, you know.

I've always been fascinated by Asian culture, and I love that women can play the lead in a horror film.

I believe in myself, and I've always had people behind me who believed in me. With that, you can do anything.

The flashbacks are a great way to give answers to the story.

Being outspoken has always gotten me into trouble. I'm just this little thing and then all of a sudden it comes out.

I love Australia. My dream would be to have a place to live there and be able to commute back and forth

I don't want to feel like a failure to my daughter. She's the best thing I've ever done. Buffy - pretty great and all, but Charlotte's way better.

Dream of yoking a gnat with an archangel, and then imagine that you can help your Lord in the work of salvation.

If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick

My outlines are always very goal-based. What do I want to have happen by the ending and how can I earn that.

The secret of successful fiction is a continual slight novelty.

Eighty per cent of global warming comes from livestock and deforestation.

In another life - and as I like to say, another body - I used to teach aerobics.

What needs to be grasped is that the system itself is the cause of all of the misery in the world. This is a simple but powerful idea.

I was a fat girl growing up and had to change schools because kids were so mean.

The problem is not yours - it is your mind's only. Begin by disassociating yourself from your mind. Resolutely remind yourself that you are not the mind and that its problems are not yours.

The trick is to never lose hope!