I felt my heart warm up and become pliable in a way that I hadn't felt in far too long, and I knew in that moment that the thaw had happened because I was finally surrendering.

...this place, this life, the one we were building together, even with all its cracks and bumps and imperfections, this life was the one I needed, the one I wanted, and that best of all, it was home.

To find love, give love first.

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

In the recession people are going to be looking even more at what movie stars are wearing, as it provides a fantasy outlet.

I don't worry so much about whether people are buying my music or getting it for free.

There are three cures for ennui: sleep, drink and travel.

There never seems to be any trouble brewing around a bar until a woman puts that high heel over the brass rail. Don't ask me why, but somehow women at bars seem to create trouble among men.

My first crush was Barry Manilow. He performed on TV and I taped it. When no was around I'd kiss the screen.

Maybe some of my quest for success comes from Joan of Arc but theres no conscious part of Catholicism in my life.

My mother told me that niceness and kindness goes a long way.

As a director I always look at someone's eyes. How truthful are they? Will this person take me on this journey?