I think I was about 16 when I first figured I wanted to be an actor. I wanted to be a fighter pilot before that, but then I thought I don't want to kill people so that ruled that out.

If you try to bring 'teen drama,' you end up doing nothing but pouting.

Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.

It's a mistake to dwell too much on the consequences of a piece of work that you're making.

My name has opened doors and slammed doors shut.

People say 'follow in the footsteps' but I always find that a strange expression because what you want to do is forge your own path, so to speak.

I think it's quite good to have an amount of unavailability.

I like to think that at the end of a show, you can just take your costume off and go to the pub.

I don't think I've got enough energy to be competitive! Most of my energy is just devoted to me being nervous and trying to deal with the situation.

The only person I can amaze is me.

I like reading, free diving and hiking. But my favorite thing to do is travel anywhere in Greece. I love everything about that place.

You don't control their minds, ma fifille, you control their hearts" - Cosette

We can worship God imperfectly, but we cannot worship him insincerely.

The best friends of the highest mountains are only the clouds and the adventurer mountaineers!

If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.

I'm not a braggart, but when I was a little girl people used to come from all over Hollywood to hear me sing.

Many are obstinate with regard to the pathway once they have set upon it, few with regard to the goal.

No matter how good somebody's life looks from the outside, you can be sure there's something about it you wouldn't want to have in your life.

The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none.

A lot of children don't have a developed aesthetic. I did. I made early choices in life, even about cloth; I liked flannel and not polyester.

The pen is mightier than the sword ... if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.