I work because I think that I wouldn't feel good about myself unless I was contributing.

I'm a hypochondriac. Yesterday it was brain damage from the vodka the night before. Today, heart attack - my arm and chest started hurting at the same time.

I'm more of a tomboy than anything and then you see your name on these Top 50 Most Beautiful People lists and you're like, 'What?'

I'll say it loud and say it proud. I'm completely insane.

Something happens to people around fame and power and money - it can bring out the worst and best in people; it's a monster you have to tame.

I knew that because of who I am, and the situation I'm in, that I'd attract more critics than your average person, and that was a little intimidating, but I wanted to get out there and pay my dues.

Anytime I was in Memphis with my dad and at the house, I was happy. That was, like, a given. It was what I lived for. And I still feel the same excitement and warmth.

I was very protective of my father and I didn't like these people who hung around outside all day. They creeped me out.

I want to pave my own path artistically.

I like Jailhouse Rock and Love Me Tender. The black-and-white films. With music, I tend more toward the '70s stuff because I was at the shows for those, so they bring back memories.

I live with the things that I love: art, furniture, and objects that I have collected throughout my travels.

Why do I always listen to your insane plans? Why aren't we at home watching TV like everyone else? What possible difference will any of this make?

And who's to say that just because something lasts only a short time, it has little value?

Homeless people bear God's image too.

Defeat in doing right is nevertheless victory.

Self-denial is a monkish virtue.

We must have infinite faith in each other. If we have not, we must never let it leak out that we have not.

Who hasn't made mistakes? I once french kissed a dog at a party to try to impress what turned out to be a very tall 12 year old.

Philosophy teaches a man that he can't take it with him; taxes teach him he can't leave it behind either.

Give thy mind to books and libraries, and the literature and lore of the ages will give thee the wisdom of sage and seer.

Everything that individuals ever say or write can be used against them at a later point.