Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it.

I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.

Music is what our feelings sound like.

There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.

In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

There's no wrong way to experience a film.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.

Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.

I do love directing. I'm only comfortable working in the independent film arena for a very small budget where I have creative control and I can put my stamp on it.

Take the chance! You can!

If you try to use Christ as a solution to your problems, it will not work. You have to serve Him in order for Him to serve you.

I hate celebrities. I really hate them.

If you consider that a single straight line can be drawn between any two points, one day I'm going to draw a line from him to me or me to him.

The man of the true religious tradition understands two things: liberty and obedience. The first means knowing what you really want. The second means knowing what you really trust.

I knew I wasn't the person to play Ponyboy because I'm a girl, but without knowing it, I understand that was a place I could put all the stuff that I was feeling.

Be satisfied with your business, and learn to love what you were bred to.

I have realised just how important it is to readers to feel that fictional stories are based on reality.

Reactive people... are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior.