All the things you can do to prepare for a role that free you, in the moment, are great. You have this muscle memory for things. You don't have to act it as much, once you've done it enough.

I do work too hard sometimes, but my mom is such an inspiration. She tells me to 'chill out' and not take things so seriously. She will say: 'Go and have a massage.'

Real artists take the misery and sadness of life and translate it into art.

I play a lot of basketball.

I was raised by a single mother.

To me, there's nothing greater than making people laugh.

I grew up as a really sick kid; I had really bad childhood asthma and was at home all the time in New York.

It doesn't matter what you look like really though, it is who you are that matters of course.

I mean, the great thing about being an actor is you can investigate parts of your brain that might have otherwise gone dormant.

Inherently, making a movie is tough because there's so much anticipation when it happens - even if everything goes well.

I think whether you're a movie critic and have seen a million movies, or you're just a normal popcorn movie watcher, you can tell the difference when someone is just laying it on too thick.

Some of us think with our heads, others with our hearts. Though neither is good or bad, it seems that one solves problems while the other adds to them.

Be enthusiastic about life.

Holy communication, Holy life.

Death had touched her, hurt her, and left her to deal with its disagreeable aftermath.

Your clothes should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to show you're a lady

The force of selfishness is as inevitable and as calculable as the force of gravitation.

Anything I’ve ever attempted, I was always willing to fail.

In all things seek to know God's Will and when known obey at any cost.

Be careful what you wish for. There's always a catch.

I linger on the flathouse roof, the moonlight is divine. But my heart is all aflutter like the washing on the line.