It’s like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he’s supposed to change for the worse. It’s silly.

As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.

Moviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.

What is dangerous about the far right is not that it takes religion seriously - most of us do - but rather that it condemns all other spiritual choices - the Buddhist, the Jew, the Muslim, and many others who consider themselves to be good Christians. The wall of separation between church and state is needed precisely because religion, like art, is too important a part of the human experience to be choked by the hands of censors.

I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.

I'm interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.

A human being is only interesting if he's in contact with himself. I learned you have to trust yourself, be what you are, and do what you ought to do the way you should do it. You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.