Love should be that person that inspires you to be a better person.

And I didn't know what that meant for a long time. It was only when I began to travel and look and live beyond my home that I understand my responsibility to others.

It's angering that not everybody has signed this treaty to ban landmines. It's disgusting, it really is, because it is fact that (mines) hurt a high percentage of civilians. They're not effective in any other real way. They've enough weapons for war.

I was the punk outsider who nobody messed with. I was fearless. At 16, I graduated and moved out.

I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.

Working with [Robert] De Niro taught me a lot about being an actor's director.

I find flaws attractive. I find scars attractive.