I think some of our most talented people are not going to pick the arts as a way that they're going to spend their lives.

People who are sick, or who have been sick, or have come close to death have a lot to say - and they want you to hear it.

Each person has a literature inside them.

I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down.

Listening is not just hearing what someone tells you word for word. You have to listen with a heart. I don't want that to sound touchy-feely; it is not. It is very hard work.

Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.

Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.