I don't have any regrets in my life actually. I think that's a pretty good policy.

I'm horrified of lobsters. And shrimp and lobsters are the cockroaches of the ocean.

Hey, we all have our fear. Mine is bugs and lobsters!

When I was young, I wanted to do something more low-key, like become a drummer in a rock band.

I really believe in the environmental movement right now - it only takes a little effort to make a big difference.

I always loved family holidays, and I had this vision and dream as a little girl of having a big family of my own.

I just don't think there's a sunscreen that gives you enough protection.

I go to Saint Barth in the French West Indies for two weeks each year. That place is amazing. Amazing people, beautiful beaches, great wine, wonderful harbors... It's incredibly romantic.

I've always been a person that believes in eating often and eating smart, clean meals.

Whatever I've got going on, I play music to accompany me.

Most of the time I believe in letting kids go ahead and make their own mistakes - maybe even get a little hurt - and learn from them.

I remembered that Beethoven's symphonies had sometimes been given names... they should have call [the Fifth] the Vampire, because it simply refused to lie down and die.

Where's the victory without opposition?--Joel

I am ashamed of anyone who has eyes and still can't see.

Dear Die-ary, today I stuffed some dolls full of dead rats I put in the blender. I'm wondering if, maybe, there really is something wrong with me.

I don't think you fully understand the public, my friend; in this country, when something is out of order, then the quickest way to get it fixed is the best way.

I really wanted to be on Six Feet Under as a corpse. That would be hysterical.

In order for stories to work - for kids and for adults - they should scare. And you should triumph. There's no point in triumphing over evil if the evil isn't scary.

Sorrow's child grieves not what has passed, but all the past still yet to come.

A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the place of brotherly love and kindness, has no charm for me.

What will not woman, gentle woman dare; when strong affection stirs her spirit up?