I did not have a father. It was my mom who chose to be alone. She felt that she would be better off by herself with me after I was born.

I love boats. I can be on a boat for days.

Music evokes so many feelings in us, memories, nostalgia, things that are connected to our past.

I hate jealousy, I hate possessiveness. I'm nobody's possession.

No matter how much you try to pretend and force yourself and maybe fight against love and try to forget or be oblivious to it, there's no way to fight it. I think when it's there, it's there.

Being single is only sad if you have a problem with your own company. I'm content with mine.

Having people I love around me - friends and family - is great, but I don't necessarily need a relationship.

I love it when a man cooks; it's one of those points that makes me adore a guy. I think it's so romantic and I feel cared for when a man cooks.

I'm a bit of a romantic. In theory!

I like men who paint or write or do something creative.

I maybe missed money in my childhood, but I didn't miss love, that's for sure. My dad wasn't there, but I can tell you not even once did I think I was missing something.

The very air they breathed was almost a juice.

When I wake from my nightmaresI’m more afraid of the breath in my lungs than whatever might be chasing me.

There is really no room in any healthy diet for trans fat, artificial sweeteners, and artificial colors in food.

Sometimes, when Bridget was in a particularly melodious mood, Sophie thought about stalking downstairs and pushing her into the oven like the with in 'Hansel and Gretel.

People are more interested in being visible than they are in loving other people.

I've been lucky enough to do a few films that will last longer than an opening weekend and those films are the ones I'm proud of.

Boldness is a crucial element of genius.

I was playing garbage minutes the first two to three weeks. There was definitely a little bit of 'what's going on?' in my prayers.

Extroverts never understand introverts, and it was like that in school days.

The fine arts thing at college was always too much for me to think about. What I was more involved in was being successful at arts school.