All joking aside, I'm a television watcher and I get frustrated with shows sometimes when they set up puzzles and then they don't give answers. It's just more questions and more questions.

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.

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

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

To the deepest, most cellular level of my being, I resent people who believe that depression is the same as weakness, that "sad" people must be coddled like helpless toddlers.

But still, " Ayumi said, "it seems to me that this world has a serious shortage of both logic and kindness.""You may be right, " Aomame said, "But it's too late to trade it in for another one.

People don't define you by what you frequently tell them, but by what you consistently show them.

Try to create a wall of inspiration around yourself in order to succeed in life.

We had 10 turnovers tonight. Each one gets worse as you go. It is like prior arrests: the 10th one may not have been that bad, but when you have had nine prior ones, it looks pretty bad.

My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back.

At times, my nostalgia for our family life as it used to be--for our own imperfect, cherished, irretrievable past--is nearly overwhelming.

If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions will deprive even the most delicate among us of all respect for humanity.

I love tranquil solitude.

I never took any kind of vocal lessons or teachings of how to - I never even took piano lessons. And a voice just came to me and said, go play the piano in the church.