Every accepted public quote

“I was a hostess in a restaurant in New York when I was 21, and I was too good of an employee. I was putting most of my energy into that instead of acting. But my father told my sister and me...”

“The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.”

“I get embarrassed a lot of times getting attention, but I like being onstage. Do you know what I mean? If I'm in a crowd of people and they're all looking at me, I will feel embarrassed. It'...”

“Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable.”

“A public expectation, it has to be said, not of poetry as such but of political positions variously approvable by mutually disapproving groups.”

“Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's no dignity anymore and I think that's very important.”

“Our fathers were actually business partners in the same real-estate firm, and we got together and thought, How can we get a movie together and get distribution and create a new movie genre?...”

“When you're 20, we all make stupid and impulsive decisions.”

“Pundits are no better at forecasting election outcomes than they would be at predicting the final path of a hurricane. Smart pundits should consider either abandoning this activity or consul...”

“You are good enough as you, so delete that Facetune app and step away from that really weird filter that makes you look smoother than Craig David.”

“When you play to an audience, you come away energized. It's the promo that really breaks an artist. Some lad sitting on a box trying to create a drum sound in a dry little studio. Everyone g...”

“Chris Cooper is one of my favorite actors in the world. I've seen him in most everything he's done.”

“What is this? It's music to get a brain seizure by.”

“I certainly know that I would not be able to survive if it were not for the fact that I am being upheld by the prayers of so many people.”

“In this world, with thy earthly life, thou art under heaven, stars, and elements, also under hell and devils; all ruleth in thee, and over thee.”

“But my manners also came from when I was in college and began participating in critiques. You have to speak with someone respectfully about their work and be honest and open, without hurting...”

“I have spent a lot of time with foster children over the years - kids for whom I have not necessarily acted as a foster parent.”

“Fill your papers with the breathings of your heart.”

“Earlier, I thought it would be better for an actress to marry a businessman or a person from other profession, as it offers more stability. But then I realised that if I marry someone who do...”

“A basket of ripe fruit is holier than any prayer book.”

“I am thrilled to receive the Sondheim Award from the wonderful Signature Theatre. I have already received the invaluable gift of over twenty-five years of collaboration and friendship with S...”

“Piano was my first instrument, but it wasn't the instrument that I showed the most proficiency on.”

“People are starved for the truth, and when something comes along that even looks like the truth, people will latch onto it because everything's so false.”

“It's ironic that in our culture everyone's biggest complaint is about not having enough time; yet nothing terrifies us more than the thought of eternity.”

“I was in a band when I was 15. We were a glam band. Then I couldn't afford to buy makeup. At the time that was the thing.”

“When, in school, they were teaching algebra, I was studying differential equations at home.”

“I love football and the intensity of football in Liverpool, this is what is very good for me.”

“The Europeans had made two promises to the United States if Marshall Plan help was forthcoming. The first promise was maximum self-help on the part of every country; and second, maximum mutu...”

“When I was little I definitely listened to a lot of DMX and 50 Cent. Those were probably the two main rappers I was listening to when I was young, but my favorite rapper has always been Lil...”

“Mango is always a staple in my household.”

“Oprah Winfrey represents the most ingenious and creative expression of black spiritual genius in the public mainstream that we've had in quite a long time, if ever.”

“We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur.”

“There is a soak-the-rich attitude in the air, a feeling that if you have a lot of money you must have got it by some ghastly means. I can quite happily say there was never any family money....”

“The first video I ever watched was on a Beta system because everyone thought Beta was the way but then it ended up being video so we backed the wrong horse.”

“Indeed, mysteries lead readers through an endless variety of subjects and settings; yet sometimes devotees of detection seek to be transported though another dimension as well: time.”

“Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it's also so disappointing and self-defeating.”

“The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.”

“Now a soft kiss - Aye, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss.”

“Heroism doesn't pay very well. I try to be cold-blooded and money-oriented, but I keep screwing it up.”

“I fell and broke my pelvic bone in three places. So, I'm still sort of an invalid now.”

“The designs were based on quite a lot of research of what a movie musical is, filtered through the eyes of today. If we'd gone strictly with the '20s, the movement would have been impaired.”

“Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.”

“It's very clear that there's a lot of double standards going on. Should there be a 30mph speed limit? Of course there bloody should. And certainly with kids and school food, kids need to be...”

“When I was younger, I was somewhat of an idealist. I guess I'm a little bit more of a realist now. I think there's a lot that can be done to make the world a better place, but it's more abou...”

“Once I had left 'Twin Peaks' and started doing other shows and other movies, I kept running into, 'No, no, we can't do it this way. This is the way it has to happen.' I'm like, 'No. I've alr...”

“Courage is the ladder on which all other virtues mount.”

“In all my life, I have never been free. I have never been able to do anything with freedom, except in the field of my writing.”

“That I be not as those are who spend the day in complaining of headache and the night in drinking the wine which gives the headache!”