Wherever arms flow, violence follows. Bullets replace ballots as the solution to political disputes.

Human Rights for everyone is the necessary foundation upon which all of us may build a world where everybody may live in peace and serenity and plenty.

If we confront anti-Semitism ... if we combat it individually and as a society, and use whatever platform we have to denounce it, we can stop the spread of this madness.

Being single is pretty good. It's a nice sense of irresponsibility.

Out there is nothing but possibilities.

Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it.

Players never die - they just try their luck at another table.

Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.

I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.

Cancer did not bring me to my knees, it brought me to my feet.

A lot of actors get concerned about their own image, even going so far as to rewrite a movie to best serve that image. All I want to do is be in good movies.

Loneliness is the poverty of self

Waiting and hoping is a hard thing to do when you've already been waiting and hoping for almost as long as you can bear it.

The energy that flows into what you do, although it may be high energy, is very peaceful energy. It is not out of alignment with life.

I love writing and can't imagine not being able to do it. I want an easy life and if it had been difficult I wouldn't be doing it. I do admire writers who do it even though it costs them.

I would say it's like a meditative process, to have everything done for you every morning.

Everyone wanted to be rich and beautiful, but the truly rich and beautiful had to pretend they were just the same as everyone else.

Even the police have an unlisted number.

If you live in poor neighborhoods - I know from living in several poor neighborhoods - the worst supermarkets in the city are in the poorest neighborhoods, where people don't have cars.

When I get ready for an event, I always look at myself in the mirror and say, 'I look like a transvestite,' I love it.

I loved writing something I'd never written before, and I wanted to write not just about "true love" but also a human relationship.