Sitting out of politics isn't really an option if you don't want things to slide.

The script is a bible and it's this unchangeable document that somebody spent years and years on.

It's not just politicians who underestimate us; we underestimate ourselves.

I find it very hard to believe that people would prefer an awkward picture with me than a normal conversation.

You only live once. Trying to do the right thing for other people often doesnt work out, and you have to follow your own path in order to make things work out best for everyone.

True badassery has no gender.

We need to organize and figure out our own voice as a bloc and stop doubting ourselves.

When women are in positions of power it's a hard place to be, especially when that position involves bossing men around.

The biggest thing about growing up in Canada is you know that Los Angeles and New York are not the only places in the world. They're not the only places where brilliant acting happens.

I guess the biggest world difference you can make is in people's relations to their own emotions, 'cause emotions rule so much of our daily life, and I think that's where we work.

I don't have any trouble believing that you would avoid something seemingly perfect because you're in something you really want to prove to yourself you can do right.

Pull yourself together. People among the living still need your help, and I haven't given you permission to quit.

After 25 the only thing you’ll be precocious at is death.

I stopped dying the moment I started writing

A man of over thirty might be held to be at the height of his powers, but not necessarily of his wisdom.

The new American, like the new European, was the servant of the powerhouse, as the European of the twelfth century was the servant of the Church.

What a miserable world!--trouble if we love, and trouble if we do not love.

Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs," I said. "We have a protractor.

All that glitters is sold as gold.

I'm not interested in becoming a bigger star, I'm not interested in being the wealthiest guy in the world. I'm doing fine, I love acting, and I want to do it for the rest of my life.

Why don’t the Grammys matter? Because it feels rigged and cheap - like a popularity contest that the insiders club has decided.