You can't find peace by hiding from life

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.

Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.

Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.

I wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.

Breathe and don't try to be perfect.

I'm always happy to play the bad girl. I just get to have fun, and it's obviously all done with a smile.

The books must be read, not seen in a movie.

Very few of us relate to what it's like to be a hero. But everyone understands what it's like to fail.

The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.

I've been to Vancouver every year for the last four years, since 2011 when I came out with Murs.

Some golfers fantasize about playing in a foursome with Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Sam Snead. The way I hit I'd rather play in a foursome with Helen Keller, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder.

To be without method is deplorable, but to depend entirely on method is worse.

The spirit must be felt so intensely that it has power to call others in passing, for it must pass, not stop in the pictures.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

I like to write adventure stories; that's what I tell myself. But you can't help letting your own personality, your own experiences, slip through.

We lose ourselves in stories; that's the beauty of literary art.