A huge part of real love is constant forgiveness.

The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in my kitchen. It's my way of saying, Don't mess with me.

It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many triumphs and tragedies, and all we see are yards and driveways.

All great art comes from a sense of outrage.

It is an odd paradox that a society, which can now speak openly and unabashedly about topics that were once unspeakable, still remains largely silent when it comes to mental illness.

Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That's basically what we do.

What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.

The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.

When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood.

There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of ostentatious showing of wealth.

I think everybody wants to connect. There is nothing worse than feeling disconnected. And stories that really move people and make people care are the ones where they feel some sort of connection.

The soul's rainbow has more colors than the sky's stars.

It's exciting for people to define who they are in relation to what I write - whether it be by loving or hating it.

When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.

...I remain restless and dissatisfied; what I knot with my right hand, I undo with my left, what my left hand creates, my right fist shatters

To have the chance of being loved we have to take a chance on being destroyed inside

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

O let me be awake, my God! Or let me sleep alway.

I really love Andrew Dominik's movies. When you work with someone whose movies you really love and who you have a lot of admiration for, you turn into putty in their hands.

The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.

Culture is another dimension.