You better get as much work as you can now because, once you get over 40, it’s over.

I was always really drawn to that fantasy world, more than a sci-fi world, in terms of outer space stuff. I think it's so cool.

The biggest challenge is the chaos of parenthood, which has honestly been such a welcome challenge - bring it on, I say!

I think when you're a mom and an actor, it forces you to leave any actor neuroses behind and just concentrate on the work.

Breaks are good because you need breaks to be more creative. It's hard to come up with that creativity and the stamina for that creativity, all the time.

Doing something completely different than acting for awhile is really important.

I love female-driven drama, and those kinds of characters. I really love complex women.

It doesn't matter how big you are, it matters how big your thoughts are.

The most altruistic and sustainable philosophies fail before the brute brain stem imperative of self-interest.

I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.

Not a word was spoken. The church bells all were broken.

To desire to write poems that endure-we undertake such a goal certain of two things: that in all likelihood we will fail, and if we succeed we will never know it

I have a lot of respect for Jay-Z, Eminem, Ludacris, Cee-Lo. They're groundbreaking.

My black-and-white work is more of a celebration and the color work became more of a critique of society.

As my lama always told me, I learned that I practice better when I'm by myself.

It is well known that, when two authors meet, they at once start talking about money-like everyone else.

Love is support, kindness, and warmth. That's all I have so far; I'm still figuring it out.