I just want to go for it. In every aspect of my life and careers, I just want to give it all I have.
As a rule, all relationships go through their ups and downs. It's really about how much you want it.
The reminder that there are people who have worse troubles than you is not an effective pain-killer.
I hate it when people say, Mary Elizabeth, this may be hell, but the movie is going to be sooo good.
'The Goonies' is the one that everyone either remembers themselves or their children are seeing now.
John Wayne is not just an actor, and a very fine actor - John Wayne is the United States of America.
When I was growing up, I lived in a neighborhood that was largely Latino and I thought I was Latino!
I always loved music, but it's not something I thought I was gonna approach on a professional level.
You won't ever see me being totally sexy on 'Rookie Blue.' It's not right for the character, anyway.
I've learned from life experiences. If you go through certain things, you're able to pull from them.
There's a part of my heart that forever has Anne Boleyn written on it, who I played in 'The Tudors.'
I mostly eat plant-based, so give me an avocado or something, even late at night, and I'll be happy.
It's really weird to be taken seriously for what you're wearing. It makes me want to wear a uniform.
There's no doubt that there's a struggling in birth, and a beauty and a horror and fear and joy too.
When you're in your own body, you don't feel great about yourself. I don't think of myself that way.
To act, you must know pain. You must know what it means to be in love, what it means to be rejected.
People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people.
With any character, I try to focus more on who the character is and how they got to be who they are.
Chemotherapy is brutal. The goal is pretty much to kill everything in your body without killing you.
I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me.
People work really hard to get to a certain point. But they have to work just as hard to stay there.
In the original computer game of Doom, you not only have to kill things. You have to pulverise them.
Actresses generally arent allowed to have haircuts, because short hair isnt considered as versatile.
Every morning, I'm visited by hummingbirds. I think it's nice, but maybe they're planning an attack?
It's one of those dreams I thought would be unattainable for someone like me, who came from nowhere.
I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.
Proving I'm a good mother is the one achievement I'm most proud of. It's brought out the best in me.
I was traveling in Europe with Paul and suddenly realized my passport still said I was Mrs. Sampson.
The best way to survive life is - never fret over what you don't get. There's a bigger plan for you.
If a guy wants to take me out, he must seek my dad's permission first. That's just the way it works.
Growing up on set, the director is the person that, as a child, you admire and gives you validation.
The pain of leaving those you grow to love is only the prelude to understanding yourself and others.
The comedy of class, played so straight, is a wonderful thing for an actor to sink their teeth into.
I live a very wonderful life centered in my home and community. We're real involved with the school.
The human condition is the human condition, and what we try to do is illuminate the human condition.
I'm kind of spoiled, but the great thing about life is that you never know what's around the corner.
I think Obamacare is one of the greatest moves that will be beneficial for everyone in this country.
The number one thing I look for in a man is integrity. A man who does what he says he's going to do.
As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going to want to downgrade their own status.
Along with issues like global warming, I think a problem with the world today is population decline.
So many people try to grow up too fast, and it's not fun! You should stay a kid as long as possible!
When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your face, it was torture.
It gives a different kind of high when, as an actor, I get to submit myself to the character I play.
While shooting for 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna,' I just had to watch Dev sahab and I would give my best.