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.

It's very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.

I do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships.

I have one son. Of everything I've done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.

I don't care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.

No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.

There's a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.