I think the mark of a good director is that they surround themselves with good people.

You have people who know you are competent enough to do your job and then you have the ones that just hover around.

If we learn to understand each other, we will have a better understanding of ourselves.

I really like directors who give you a certain amount of autonomy because I think a lot about my characters and I think a lot about scenes and choices.

The way I sometimes approach my work, when I look at a script for the first time, is to identify what the archetypes are and what the writing is trying to do in that context.

You want to be a part of something that is going to change history or make history or be bigger than yourself.

As women, we're always in negotiation with how we're being perceived versus how we feel.

I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set the tone for your own career.

Нou're always in constant dialogue with your interior self versus your exterior self: how you look, and how you're perceived, and then people's preconceived notions of you.

It's mostly directors whom I get starstruck around.

I wore a pink Betsey Johnson dress to my prom, and I pretty much looked like a pink cupcake. I loved that dress!

I was unrecognizable even to family. When Kim saw me she yelled, " That's not Amy!" Just before she passed out.

Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.

The least successful athletes, those who have never won any victories, suddenly call themselves trainers.

Love is the bane of honor, the death of duty.

Your surroundings, home, personal care, pets, clothing & body are all reflections of how you see and express yourself. Do these reflect your true self?

Jack Abramoff is going to testify against some of the other weasels in Congress. A lobbyist testifying against congressmen? How many Bibles are going to burst into flames in that courtroom?

I just try to play as hard as I can every possession. If you're aware and you're high-energy, the ball will eventually bounce your way and you'll be able to make plays.

Boys, if you don't stick together, how do you expect me to follow you-ah?

Free software' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of 'free' as in 'free speech,' not as in 'free beer'.

As a strong woman, there are things I would never put up with.