I've come to really believe that I have something to offer as a filmmaker, that goes beyond what I had to offer as an actress and maybe this is what I'm meant to do.

Honestly, I do spend most of my time between films trying to get the next one made.

One of my foolish qualities is to jump boldly, and then think about it later.

If I like a film, I usually appreciate the way it was made the first time.

My guiltiest pleasure is reading a novel with a glass of wine. I love to read voraciously. I always have. And I love to lose myself in a good book.

As someone who tried to be great. I don't know if one ever gets to greatness, but I've put in a good effort, and will continue to do so.

I'm able to inspire other people, to see the potential of a career, they can look to me and see that they can do it.

If I was not a film-maker I'd probably be a musician. I like Kanye West, Jay-Z, R&B, classical, jazz and all kinds of music, but I'd say soulful World Music is my favorite.

Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.

Regardless of one’s age, acquiring new knowledge has always been useful.

Customer conversion is dependent on the right customer conversation

Anger was a weapon to be honed and treasured and used only at the moment yielding most premium.

Everything worth doing starts with being scared.

The main idea in golf as in life, I suppose is to learn to accept what cannot be altered and to keep on doing one's own reasoned and resolute best whether the prospect be bleak or rosy.

Food to eat and games to play. Tell me why, tell me why. Serve it out and eat it up. Have a try, have a try.

Conjuring is the only absolutely honest profession - the conjuror promises to deceive, and does.

Life's essential length is only a few pages long, as succinct as a line of verse and as brief as the title of a poem.

If a child never sees the stars, never has meaningful encounters with other species, never experiences the richness of nature, what happens to that child?