Art finds a way to be constructive. It becomes heat in cold places; it becomes light in dark places.

Everybody's frightened a bit. But how many of us just go through the fear and do it anyway?

I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it's a lot of work. It's work to be a star. I don't enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.

Doubt can motivate you, so don't be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.

My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.

If a man wants to get it right, he's looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she's difficult or impossible. If he acts, produces and directs, he's called multitalented. If she does the same thing, she's called vain and egotistical.

When I was a teenager in New York, I was buying antique clothes. I still am.