I guess I would be most grateful for my family and my friends and my dogs, my boyfriend. I'm grateful for a lot. I'm grateful to be healthy.

I am a Christian, but I also dont really see myself as a religious person. I see myself as more of a spiritual person.

You don't need shock value things to make a movie successful.

I always feel happy when I'm making smart decisions with food - instead of focusing on what I shouldn't eat, I focus on what I should eat. It's all about being happy and feeling good!

There are things that I do agree with in Christianity and things that I dont agree with. Im not a regular churchgoer, but I do think that I have my own beliefs that I feel strongly about.

I was always a huge fan of Nora Ephron.

I was 12 when I got a small part in a movie in Texas. And in my spare time, I play with my dogs and write music and go out with my friends.

When I was a kid - and I don't know why, it's the most random thing - I wanted to be a speech therapist for little kids. I knew I wanted to do something with kids.

I like making stories and characters that people can relate to. I also like giving the audience a departure from whatever they're thinking about in their life and enjoying a show or a movie.

We were never the family that ordered pizza, and my mom never came home with a bucket of fried chicken. My mom always made home-cooked meals. We always sat down at the dinner table as a family.

and all I could think was that I would like to spend every morning for the rest of my life waking up beside her

The greatest gift you can open is your arms to someone in need.

Sometimes in utter hopelessness I put my cheek on the table like it was someone. I wanted to wake my brain up and be loved.

Patriotism is merely deeply-rooted government brand loyalty.

The financial elite already have the politicians in their pockets, as a result of their lobbying.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

I think women are used to stepping up and getting the job done when you need to.

A certain excessiveness seems a necessary element in all greatness.

You are never really with a person unless you are alone with him.

We must always base our commitment in the center of our own being, or else no commitment will be ultimately authentic.