I've always watched actors on the red carpet getting drunk and making idiots of themselves and now I'm happy to join their ranks

I did one sci-fi movie. I did 'Gattaca.' I liked 'Gattaca' because that was always the kind of science fiction I really dug, the non-action oriented sci-fi.

Life's hard. It's supposed to be. If we didn't suffer, we'd never learn anything.

In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict and a regular Joe, and they're all on the same subway car.

Read. It makes you more intelligent. It’s that simple. We all see the universe through the tiny keyhole of our own eyes, and every book is another keyhole from which you can gaze.

Success isn't measured by what you achieve, it's measured by the obstacles you overcome.

Don't you find it odd," she continued, "that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.

I met a lot of famous people when I was about 24. And none of them seemed very appealing. And so I didn't know why I would struggle to be that kind of person.

There is no trick to writing a believable love story, a heartbreaking scene or real-sounding dialogue. All you need is to tell the truth. It’s always heartbreaking.

The older I get, the more I realize how rare it is to meet a kindred spirit.

I'm horrified to admit that I just love Salinger. I was devastated to find out that other people feel the same way.

I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to another in a lovely constellation, where we will sparkle in the heavens forever.

The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.

That's just a much more enjoyable and motivating experience for me, when I can see people who are just as obsessed with the idea as I am.

No, you will never see me on 'Dancing With the Stars.' Sorry.

I lied to you about a lot of things....but I meant every apology.

It's good to see that America has a hub for electronic music in Vegas, like Europe has with Ibiza.

We call ourselves a "capacity building" organization; self-motivated and self-initiated capacity building. For example, in 30 years, I don't think I have signed a check for the company.

A lot like yesterday, a lot like never.

It don't stop 'til the casket drop.