I tried to do the commercial thing. But I don't want to keep shoving Twinkies down everyone's throat. People are hungry for something of more substance.

Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical.

I love Central Park. I spend a lot of time in there. I try and get in there whenever I can.

Doors of opportunity don't open, they unlock; it is up to you to turn the knob.

It's tricky to say 'never,' but I will never have plastic surgery.

Two things I'm trying to work on are openness and flexibility.

It's been very important for me to follow my gut or my heart, or whichever organ you want to go by.

We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival.

When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up.

As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.

You can rest a lot in an hour or have a whole day and not do it properly. One way I get a quality recharge is to connect with nature. To experience something that's bigger than me.

Life’s journey on earth is the only sacred travel.

A world without braves is a world without heroes, but a world without wisdom is a world of animals.

Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.

I don't know how the poor farmers deal with such situations in real life. It's really sad.

Today, over half of China's undergraduate degrees are in math, science technology and engineering, yet only 16 percent of America's undergraduates pursue these schools.

No nation has ever failed to prosper when its people put God first and their country second

He's disappeared to Azerbaijan, or somewhere ridiculous in the world.

Take time to learn about the lives of women around the world-and try to play a small part in their fight to create the future they deserve.

What does Everton chairman Bill Kenwright think he will get for £6m? Andy Johnson's trainers?

Make him laugh and he will think you a trivial fellow, but bore him in the right way and your reputation is assured.