The quality of life decreases with heightened security.

I was an anorexic, beer drinking, class cutting, doodling, shoplifting, skater chick that was into nature, art class, and the beach.

Nobody is so weird others can't identify with them.

In a way, a lot of my work is in the re-writing once it is cast, as I adapt to the rhythms of how the roles are played out by the actors.

Ambition can be a disease, and it feeds on itself.

One of the things that's good for me is that I can go from one art form to another.

I'm fascinated by what makes up a self, how one becomes a self, how much is it an answer to others and how much is it an essence of self.

I was always very curious about other people. I would always stare and my mother would say - just please close your mouth!

Every milieu has something ridiculous about it - film-making, the music world, painting - because people who take themselves seriously become funny pretty quickly.

I don't like getting patted down and taking off my shoes at the airport.

I've always been fascinated by the way that children and animals suffer stoically in a way that I don't think adults do.

We are not enemies but we are just hostile to each other because of our different views and opinions.

Music's staying power is a function of how timeless the lyrics, song and production are.

ritual lulls our fear of disorder with the certainty of order.

Biophilia: the innate pleasure from living abundance and diversity as manifested by the human impulse to imitate Nature with gardens.

I also think swimmers are pretty fashion conscious and mos aren't always the best accessory to be rocking. Haha.

Life is all about making choices and I'm very happy with mine. I have had a wonderful time raising four children and I've also been lucky to have the support of a wonderful husband.

I've always had good support of parents for doing what I wanted to do. When it became music they were just as supportive as well.

I have felt an urgency to counsel each of us to seek the higher ground---the refuge and eternal protection of the temple.

Librarians are like crack dealers when it comes to hooking small children.

Do something. Get results. Decide if it's worth repeating.