Father and Ivy used to go off on their excursions, never knowing that I was relieved when they were gone. That I'd wear my nightgowns all day and read from dawn till dusk.

Write, ' she said, 'as if you'll never be read. That way you'll be sure to tell the truth.

The way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

Not every smile is genuine some are just the bared fangs of wolves about to eat you - rjs

One I've been passionately committed to, of course, is women's ministry; I believe solidly in it as a Gospel issue and we've found our way through that.

I wake up in the morning and sometimes I just want to wear a T-shirt and blue jeans and now I have to force myself to do that, because I can't care what people think, you know?

Looking good in Italy is even more important than looking where you're going.

Just in general, any government throughout history hasn't really wanted its people to be educated, because then they couldn't control them as easily.

You can't get AIDS if you touch, hug, kiss, hold hands with someone who is infected. Don't be afraid of us - we are all the same!

I did all my directing when I wrote the screenplay. It was probably harder for a regular director. He probably had to read the script the night before shooting started.

If you find that thing you love, it doesn't necessarily matter whether you do it well or not-you just need to do it.