It was certainly a good death scene. I'm endlessly perishing in roles but it's a wonderful thing to be asked to do.

I am a single mother - that is the reality.

My parents never pressured me except to advise me against acting.

I suppose my life has always been about pleasing people, making sure theyre all right, doing the right thing. Then, suddenly, you have to face up to what you want and be honest about it.

I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.

Only out of great vulnerability do you discover what strength you have. Having a daughter who I love with all my being has helped me mine the source of that strength to previously unknown depths.

I've always had an enormous sense of independence. But I know that sometimes I can be too independent. It is important to be able to share your life - so that is a work in progress for me.

When I go into the garden, I forget everything. It's uncomplicated in my world of gardening. It's trial and error, really. If something doesn't work, it comes out, and you start all over again.

The ultimate goal of humanity is knowledge.

The best decisions you can ever make are the decisions that will guide you to enhance your gifts in order to create a better life for you and others.

But who bothers looking beyond the surface? Who even knows anything about Cinderella's Prince Charming - other than he's a handsome prince?

If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.

Some say we can't choose who we fall in love with; love chooses us. Sometimes people fall for the complete antithesis of everything they believe they're looking for.

If you thought Stairway to Heaven was a long song, dear god you should listen to it played on a lute.

No one can survive on their own. Thinking you can is ridiculous, especially going into the middle half of the 21st century. To think you can do it alone is just ridiculous.

We all grow older and we all have to live with ourselves.

Any dominant ideology operates off the assumption that what it has to say is unaccountable and unquestionable.

You are ready and able to do beautiful things in this world....you will only ever have two choices: love or fear. Choose love, and don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful heart.