There's a set of rules out there somewhere that says it all ends by 40. I hope to be able to defy that because I truly love my work.

I always love being in the company of women. It's all about good conversation and great wine.

There's a lot of skeletons in my closet, but I know what they're wearing. I'm not gonna act all ashamed of it.

I'm not this dark, twisted person. Yes, I have my demons and this is my way of exorcising them. It gets them out - and better out than in.

If we could just trust the moment that we're in and live it in the way that you best can embrace it, it would be much better for all of us.

You have to make peace with yourself. The key is to find the harmony in what you have.

Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering.

It's always nerve-racking to take off your clothes on film. But doing it with a woman felt safer than with a man. You know you can say, 'Don't grab me there: That's where my cellulite is'!

I'm not happy unless I've got a little bit of fear going.

We're so afraid of death in our culture, but I think if we understand it better, then we'll appreciate the life we have more.

Oh, I'm definitely a wild child.

Immense self-made wealth is the evidence of a grandly rich mind

(...) a man encased in ice, his eyes hard and his voice like a frosty exhale.

...Except when I was alone. I'd hate myself. It's how we feel about ourselves when we're alone that must guide our decisions.

A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.

This is why we give up on things that break our heart because it requires change.

The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been a mouse in a previous incarnation... they do not want to attract attention.

You can see in our churches most of the males are pastors. Most of the deacons are males. But if the woman withdrew her support from our churches, you'd have to close the doors.

All men have the stars, but they are not the same things for different people.

[On whether she would want daughter Tricia to marry a politician:] I would feel sorry for her if she did.

If you don't have dreams, how do you maneuver reality? Where do you get the ideas to change reality if not from dreams?