There are a lot of people who go through a lot of tough things, and it doesn't stop them from wanting to be a better parent.

You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other, the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies.

I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.

Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies.

I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.

It's important to me that everyone is treated with respect.

I always want my options to be open.

Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.

You won't find a better young actor than Jaeden Lieberher. I ended up having one of the best times with him, really. Going to work with him every day was a treat.

The sexiest part of the body is the eyes. That's what I believe.

I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it and want to commit to the lines.

Stop talking, " she said boldly as she closed the distance between them until they were touching. "We can walk to the bedroom or you can carry me but if you don't decide soon I may just go insane.

Our first goal is to stop the recession and start with recovery.

Leaders with empathy do more than sympathize with people around them: they use their knowledge to improve their companies in subtle, but important ways.

Chinese don't really believe in markets. They like stability, they like control.

I love the First Amendment. Nobody loves it better than me. Nobody. I mean, who uses it more than I do?

Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.

There's a tacit agreement today that the white male is the only legitimate target for any and all satire, criticism, and so forth. And we pretty much just accept it.

It's hard in a monetary system to trust people.

What I think of as style - and I've gotten to this over years of really thinking about it - is that style is the unconscious choices I make.

Looking at the earth from afar you realize it is too small for conflict and just big enough for co-operation.