I grew up in a sport that didn't allow you to grow up. There was always the threat of younger competition. So you had to maintain the image of youth.

Acting allows me the freedom to let go, to be in the moment, to be spontaneous. I no longer have the fear of losing, of failure.

In high school I never went to the prom because I was too consumed with gymnastics. Also, with my hair in pigtails and looking about 10, I wasn't exactly date material.

I would climb on roofs and jump off using my parents' bed sheet, hoping it would open like a parachute. I was always getting hurt, breaking a leg, you know, bruising, cracking my head open.

Seeing the show is like a visit to the fountain of youth for parents and the children.

There's so much denial in gymnastics. It's a beautiful sport but the other part is numbing. You become machinelike. They'll refute this, but I've been around it. I know.

It's really hard to separate fantasy from reality.

Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes.

It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater.

I will jump into most any role.

I have three dogs and a cockatoo.

We are not interested in those stupid crimes you have committed. The Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about.

Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.

Everyone has the same God; only people differ.

I have nothing to do with Russia. To the best of my knowledge no person that I deal with does.

We definitely set out to make a great 'radio' record. We set out to write great hooky choruses-but with verses that said something.

The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the Cold War, is that the engine of capitalism - the individual - is mightier than any collective.

I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff which is a bit smart, but is just about belly laughs.

They're betting on how long I'll live!' I burst out. 'They're not my friends!

You will receive abundance for your giving. The more you give, the more you will have!