I was never interested in 'Teen Beat' like roles. I just wanted to work.

You have to do the work. You have to make the opportunity. It doesn’t find you, you find it.

Dreams are the result of a million choices, a billion failures, and a few successes.

I only did karaoke once in my life. It was with Courtney Love and it was a total disaster. She pulled me on stage in front of 500 people at a wedding. I'd never done karaoke before.

Be brave, fight for what you believe in and make your dreams your reality

Love isn't who you can see yourself with. It's who you can't see yourself without.

To find yourself, you must first lose yourself

Put one foot in front of the other. Keep marching forward, even when doubt, fear, and failure all come knocking at your door.

Never think about something wrong you did in the past, always look forward with your head up high; have no regrets.

I like to employ the power of no. We all want to say yes, because with yes comes so much opportunity, but with the power of no comes focus and engagement.

PLEASE REMEMBER WHEN YOU ARE FULL OF DOUBT AND IT ALL SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THERE IS STILL SOME WHO BELIEVES IN YOU, ME. XO

When fear displaces reason, the result is often irrational hatred and division.

The disastrous invasion of Iraq, something that I strongly opposed, has unraveled the region.

A life filled with silly social drama and gossip indicates that a person is disconnected from purpose and lacking meaningful goals. People on a path of purpose don't have time for drama.

Kate Atkinson is an absolute must-read. I love everything she writes.

We do not see with our eyes, but through them.

Love, and love alone, is capable of giving thee a happier life.

The painter unfolds that which has not been seen.

A warrior carries his shield for the sake of the entire line.

I'm very scared sometimes that fashion might attack its own magic by the amount of exposure.