And I think belief is one of those things that comes to people in their own way. And just because I believe in something doesn't mean I think that you should.

When your kids turn 13, an alien being invades their bodies and doesn't leave until they're 20.

My relationship with science is as someone who's curious and hungry to know, hungry to understand. So all I have to offer is my ignorance and my curiosity, which is a good combination, as long as they come together.

artists try to say things that can't be said. in a fragile net of words, gestures, or colors, we hope to capture a feeling; a taste; a painful longing. but the net is always too porous, and we are left with the sweet frustration of almost knowing, which is teasingly pleasurable.

A really great actor, in a lucky performance, can transform himself or herself. I've seen actors do that. But often it's a mechanical transformation, which isn't as interesting, and you've got to be careful how you go about something like that, I think.

Be brave enough to live creatively . . . what you'll discover will be wonderful: yourself.

Being mystified is a good beginning, because you won't do what you've done before.