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.

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.

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.

Being famous gives you a lot of illusions of false self, of self-importance, a grandiosity, it becomes difficult to stay humble and real. You see so many people who don't succeed.

For some folks death is release, and for others death is an abomination, a terrible thing. But in the end, I'm there for all of them.

The only man worth having in your life is one that would never let you walk away.

Seriously, when you see a new book fresh on the stand and in big letters it says “A Million Copies Sold, ” did you ever wonder who bought them?

Am I falling in love? She thought, is it safe to do so with this man? She thought, I don't need to answer.

Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail.

I also think people should never turn down an opportunity to hold a baby. There's something about the feeling of a new baby in your arms that just fixes you.

I not only think that they (U.S. leaders) are misguided, but I think they know exactly what they are doing and I think that they are men who are possessed of evil.

If you want to know anything about community, you have to realize that the contemplative side is essential. Community without retreating and quiet time never survives.

Sometimes, Manny is taking a nap, and you woke up the baby. There's not a better retaliation, something like that. Manny's one of the best at that.

Life isn't long enough to enjoy and understand all at the same time. You have to decide which is more important