I wish I could have a recurring role on 'Modern Family'. I think 'Modern Family' is the best comedy on television. It's extremely well written, extremely well acted and directed.

I played the tuba in high school. I wanted to be a member of the marching band. I thought, what can I play that has the most effect? What can I play to get people to laugh?

Smile at a stranger. See what happens.

Sometimes love doesn't come to us. We have to go out hunting. It's like pigs looking for truffles. It's called dating.

A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern, and rock a lot.

I don't listen to the contemporary pop artists. They all sound alike, anyway.

I'm sure there are actors out there who work with other actors on a consistent basis - I am not one of them.

To transform the world women need to demand their place - which is not equal, but superior.

Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we're all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.

I am in musical theatre, but it isn't necessarily what I listen to in my leisure time, do you know what I mean?

I know what it means to have a leading part, and I know what it means to have a featured part.

So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.

[about a hat] You can put it on and say, "Hey you, person without a hat! I've got something you don't! How did I get it? Probably by being worth more to society.

Even the Master, in one way or another, is a student throughout life.

I'm not trying to represent the whole Latino community. There are too many different cultures, and Latinos will always say, 'My family doesn't do that.'

She said, "You're a warrior. So how do you kill without rage?" "In compassion. Because of necessity." Hrahima set the empty water bowl back in Samarkar's hands. "The same way you carry water.

The way it works in Hollywood is that if you're hot it doesn't matter if you're right for the part or not, you're just offered it.

Magic is in her just as it is in Dickon," said Colin. "It makes her think of ways to do things - nice things.

It's true we pure mathematicians are connected to a different world. But it is a very real world nevertheless.

When you're about to give up and your heart's about to break, remember that you're perfect, God makes no mistakes.

I love performing. It's a phenomenal getaway. If you want to really let out everything you feel, that's the time to do it.