When I was a kid - and I don't know why, it's the most random thing - I wanted to be a speech therapist for little kids. I knew I wanted to do something with kids.

I guess I would be most grateful for my family and my friends and my dogs, my boyfriend. I'm grateful for a lot. I'm grateful to be healthy.

I am a Christian, but I also dont really see myself as a religious person. I see myself as more of a spiritual person.

You don't need shock value things to make a movie successful.

I always feel happy when I'm making smart decisions with food - instead of focusing on what I shouldn't eat, I focus on what I should eat. It's all about being happy and feeling good!

There are things that I do agree with in Christianity and things that I dont agree with. Im not a regular churchgoer, but I do think that I have my own beliefs that I feel strongly about.

I was always a huge fan of Nora Ephron.

I was 12 when I got a small part in a movie in Texas. And in my spare time, I play with my dogs and write music and go out with my friends.

I like making stories and characters that people can relate to. I also like giving the audience a departure from whatever they're thinking about in their life and enjoying a show or a movie.

We were never the family that ordered pizza, and my mom never came home with a bucket of fried chicken. My mom always made home-cooked meals. We always sat down at the dinner table as a family.

Christians have a real chance to change the society that is I darkness, to help every person see the light of God’s love

The economy is the start and end of everything. You can't have successful education reform or any other reform if you don't have a strong economy.

Yup, gardening and laughing are two of the best things in life you can do to promote good health and a sense of well being.

When some one boasted that at the Pythian games he had vanquished men, Diogenes replied, "Nay, I defeat men, you defeat slaves."

And as I started reaching deeper I realized that most of the blues of that day was done by men. Women just didn't have the nerve.

There is no continuity at all. The universe isn't any particular way. It strictly depends upon perception.

A classic is a classic for a reason. Let's try to create new classics. The idea of repeating ourselves drives me a little crazy.

It's interesting when something new comes along, a band of dwarfs playing electronic harps or something, but I'm not searching.

Big rocks are envy of little sands because little sands can travel with the winds. Every littleness has its own big advantages!

I've always been raised to love everyone, to accept everyone for their differences, and to just be open. But at a young, a very young age, I realized what racism was all about.