To do work that's not going to be fulfilling doesn't make sense.

Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical.

I love Central Park. I spend a lot of time in there. I try and get in there whenever I can.

Doors of opportunity don't open, they unlock; it is up to you to turn the knob.

It's tricky to say 'never,' but I will never have plastic surgery.

Two things I'm trying to work on are openness and flexibility.

It's been very important for me to follow my gut or my heart, or whichever organ you want to go by.

We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival.

When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up.

As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.

You can rest a lot in an hour or have a whole day and not do it properly. One way I get a quality recharge is to connect with nature. To experience something that's bigger than me.

Dark spruce frowned on either side of the frozen waterway.

If God rewards the faithful with earthly rewards, then what leverage does the devil have?

California must be all American or all Chinese. We are resolved that it shall be American, and are prepared to make it so. May we not rely upon your sympathy and assistance?

I love the dynamic contrast between the spontaneous shots and the more formal, pro-rock-star photos.

There is no such thing as neutrality where the gospel is concerned.

If the lion didn't bite the tamer every once in a while, it wouldn't be exciting.

You have to be concerned with yourself because if you're not on it all the time, nobody else is going to be.

There are some writers I think who love to go around and visit bookstores and just interact.

Whoever loves himself or the world inordinately becomes incompatible with himself.

Nihilism has no substance. There is no such thing as nothingness, and zero does not exist. Everything is something. Nothing is nothing.