I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.

Music is what our feelings sound like.

There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.

In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

There's no wrong way to experience a film.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.

Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.

I do love directing. I'm only comfortable working in the independent film arena for a very small budget where I have creative control and I can put my stamp on it.

Be on guard. The road widens, and many of the detours are seductive.

He was evidently the sort of person who posed questions that were traps for you to fall into.

I can't remember faces, don't remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.

So, did I work with Warhol? I worked with him less on that play then I did on other things. He actually did a portrait of my rabbit and some other stuff. Warhol was definitely... Warhol.

You always have to know when to bow out. You bow out while you are on top.

There came a day when the clouds drifting along with the wind aroused a wanderlust in me, and I set off on a journey to roam along the seashores

On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere.

Remember always that the ultimate value is meditation, so anything you do, do meditatively; and all things can be done in a meditative way.

Most often, walking alone with my shadow is how I find my answer, the result of gathering together all agreeable parties.

I believe in a sound, strong environmental policy that protects the health of our people and a wise stewardship of our nation's natural resources.