Don't look at people like they're fools. I don't want to be misunderstand...and I don't want to be a fool again.

The distinguishing mark of true adventures, is that it is often no fun at all while they are actually happening.

I just didn't know what the heck I wanted to do with my life, so I drove out to California and got really lucky.

I can watch endless humans get killed, but if I see a movie and they kill a dog, I practically want to walk out.

To be brutally honest, when you win a title like Miss Universe, your entire life turns topsy-turvy for one year.

The first time anything happens to you - your first love, your first success - the second one is never the same.

After the age of 30 in the movie profession, you're pretty well over as far as the casting people are concerned.

I can do basics, but I'm not a proper cook. I can do a roast. I can stick a chicken in the oven with vegetables.

Larry Hagman was my best friend for 35 years. He was the Pied Piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew.

My mother loved Gene Wilder when I was growing up, so I used to watch all his movies with her. I just adore him.

After all, I wasn't a bad person. I was just doing my best in what had turned out to be a fairly imperfect life.

I long to play a judge. I long to play a lesbian woman. I long to play a councilman, someone with some chutzpah.

I grew up in the limelight and being the child of someone famous. So my relationship with fame is not bedazzled.

The tendency in the media is to portray everyone in the film industry as sex-starved creatures. Please spare us.

You learn so much on set; I don't know if you learn as much anywhere else as you do when you're on set, working.

I wasn't thinking that I was two horrors back to back; I was thinking these were characters that I want to play.

I prefer to express myself physically, or non-verbally. I prefer just to react without having a lot of dialogue.

The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way.

Television gives you the opportunity to create more of an ongoing camaraderie with everyone you're working with.

I believe life is destiny, and really the capture the magic of life, and the same for the magic in the disaster.

I'm the youngest of three sisters, and my parents have always encouraged all of us to do whatever made us happy.

When you have such a good workout, it clears everything up mentally, physically, and you just have a better day.

Your job as a director is to study the show, understand the show, understand the vibe, the tone, the characters.

I love being part of huge mega blockbusters, and I love being a part of small independent films and small stage.

Your trade becomes very much impacted by the quality of your life experiences and your capacity to process them.

The Bible talks about building houses on sand and rock, but says nothing about a brick house built on a blanket.

Jackson plays a broken guitar because he’s in love with it, and doesn’t want to fix it, I think. It’s so broken.

My dad's an ex-policeman, and my mum is a sales representative, and they haven't got the acting bug. Bless them.

I've always written poetry and lyrics. My first husband, who was a musician, we wrote a bunch of songs together.

I haven't seen a bear in person. I've seen deer. I have lots of woodchucks on my property. And bluebirds. Foxes.

I thought I'd have a career playing women in the vein of Ruth Gordon, and we've seen that type almost disappear.

I don't work with a lot of preparation. I think very well on my feet, and I'm very good when the pressure is on.

We all have so much more power to make our dreams a reality - and love life along the way - than we think we do!

I watch ESPN all day. If you come into my trailer, ESPN is on. That's the first thing I do when I leave the set.

The best way to study to be an actor is to interact genuinely with the people around you and observe and listen.

I've been very lucky with my career and don't feel like I'm being typecast in the same role over and over again.

I love singing some Johnny Cash, which is interesting because it's in a guy's key; I love singing Elvis Presley.

I like to walk around Central Park and take in the vibe, have a picnic if the weather is good, and people-watch.

The problem with paparazzi is that it makes you question your boundaries, like, how do I say, Thats enough guys?

Philosophical ideas and sayings are great. They give us a little boost, a nudge in the arm, a fire in the belly.

I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and Desdemona.

Until mankind realizes that there is, in truth, no good, and there is, in truth, no evil-there will be no peace.

I believe in UFOs, I believe in extraterrestrials, and I believe in angels. And maybe they'll protect all of us.

Hollywood is like a piranha. They don't give you breathing room. You don't have time to let your career breathe.

Some families can experience terrible tragedy and deal with it, and others not. I find those things fascinating.

It's never too early to involve your kids in giving back. And the more hands-on the experiences are, the better.

Hollywood is definitely now embracing a more natural approach to beauty. Staying "youthful-looking" is old news.

Romance is diffcult for some celebrities. If the media finds out you’re dating Robert Pattinson, you’re screwed.

Maybe I'm naively romantic, but I do believe that spice and excitement doesn't stop once a couple gets together.

I loved their home. Everything smelled older, worn but safe; the food aroma had baked itself into the furniture.

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