There's nothing wrong with wearing a hat and cowboy boots if you want to be a country singer. But when you open your mouth, have something new to say. Have your own style.

Communication is the real work of leadership.

DANTE: And what if you found out you were right? What if it meant that I could hurt you?RENEE: I would not say that I'm not scared. Everyone has the ability to hurt. It's the choice that matters.

I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.

It occurs to me that with all the television people watch, most of their acquaintances are actors.

Photography is the very conscience of painting. It constantly reminds the later of what it must not do.

Miramar, my recording company, has decided to offer a compilation of my music for snowboarding, which will have the same cover as the book does.

I reverence the individual who understands distinctly what he wishes; who unweariedly advances, who knows the means conducive to his object, and can seize and use them.

I'm a straight lady, the best in Hollywood. There is an art to playing the straight role. You must build up your man, but never top him, never steal the laughs.

Dialect or the speech of the people is capable of expressing whatever the people are.

It's easy to lose sight of the ultimate goal when you're in the trenches.