When you are a child you are yourself and you know and see everything prophetically. And then suddenly something happens and you stop being yourself

First say to yourself what you would beand then do what you have to do.

Having two non-functional parties is not a democracy, it's a losing coin flip.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.

I absorbed as many Impressionist paintings as I could, in Parisian museums and in many museums in the United States and in books, looking for clues to architecture, clothing, settings.

As a rule it usually takes three or four readings for me to be interested in a script, and if I'm interested I'll read it three or four times before I make a strong decision

I'm not over-fond of animals. I am merely astounded by them.

I love movies that are saying things that people might find odd at times. I don't find them odd at all. They give me comfort.

An unhappy mother does not raise a happy child.

Yes I am very spiritual cos I believe that in everything I do, I have to put God first.

I would say on a creative level I put a lot of pressure on myself.