They’re called action scenes because they do the acting for you. You don’t have to act in action scenes.

Women have got to stop being polite. If I ever had children, which I don't, the first thing I'd teach a girl of mine is the words 'f - off.'

Being powerful is so much more interesting than being beautiful.

You write your life story by the choices you make.

It has nothing to do with clothing or makeup. Just put your shoulders back and chin up, and face the world with pride.

Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be.

When you're 16, 30 seems ancient. When you're 30, 45 seems ancient. When you're 45, 60 seems ancient. When you're 60, nothing seems ancient.

I don't think it's good to try and change anyone. The trick and the mystery - of relationships and life in general - is to learn to live with the bits you don't like.

Parkinson's is a slow but inevitable process. It's hard living with it on a daily basis. The difficulty facing people with it is that they never quite know 'Can I or can't I do this today?'

I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting character. A character is made interesting by their vulnerabilities and their weaknesses.

Where you grew up becomes a big part of who you are for the rest of your life. You can't run away from that. Well, sometimes the running away from it is what makes you who you are.

Religion is flawed, but only because man is flawed.

A lover without indiscretion is no lover at all.

We are a society that treats people with disabilities with condescension and pity, not dignity and respect.

Billy Joel and Joe Jackson were both great, and they both play piano.

The most powerful teaching moments are the ones where you screw up.

The media are very smart, they're very cunning, and they're very dishonest.

The poets think about war more than the social scientists.

For my part I have never avoided the influence of others. I would have considered it cowardice and a lack of sincerity toward myself.

I think the only reason Clarence Thomas is on the court is because he is black

Satan gives Adam an apple, and takes away paradise. Therefore in all temptations consider not what he offers, but what we shall lose.