...but even strong women need an arm to lean on now and then. (Anna Whitney in Glory in Death)

Do what you want, and if people are going to judge you for it, who cares? You might not fit in, but that's okay. Everyone thought I was weird in high school!

My Wings are a thousand books.

The fact that our hearts don't all speak in the same way is not cause or justification to discriminate.

I didn't drive eleven hours across the state of Texas to watch my cholesterol.

If you act weird, people are going to treat you weird, but if you're just yourself, people respond to that.

Normally a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich if a prosecutor asks it to.

Perfection is impossible. Trying to do your best is important, but loving yourself and loving others should come first.

I'm going to disappear again.

I said, you're the beat of my heart, the breath in my body, the light in my soul.

There's no need to bully; be kind to unwind!

When you're truly awesome, you know that it's actually a burden and wish day after day to be relieved of such a curse. Think of about 95% of the superheroes.

Marriage remains the most efficient engine of disenchantment yet invented.

I have never in any way found the idea of celebrity appealing. Anonymity is much more appealing.

We're Norwegians. You know, the Vikings. My deadlift was 310 pounds. I mean, I was very, very strong - and I didn't take steroids. I did it all on my own.

The White House is apparently pushing to create more Latino-themed landmarks. Now that's in addition to our current Latino-themed landmark, California.

Never mishandle hope or self-confidence - those are elements of life, not just a game.

The worst pain in our lives comes from the mistakes we refuse to acknowledge--the things we've done that are so our of harmony with who we are that we can't bear to look at them.

None of us ever know all the possible courses our lives could have and maybe should have taken. It's probably just as well. Some secrets are meant to stay secret forever. Just ask Pandora.

As long as I stay honest with myself and just do the work that I am willing to do, and have been willing to do and am doing.

I have never really believed that acting is very difficult. I think some people have a skill and are able to act, and if you have that natural gift, it's not difficult.