Life is a dream even in its most painful moments, it's a dream that we can dance to.

You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't want to be a poster child; but on the other, I want to do something classy and great - something where the residuals will go to the cause.

Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy; sharing it is liberating.

He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.

I've always thought of myself as being a warrior. When you actually have a battle, it's better than when you don't know who to fight.

There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures and try to dress like her.

We need role models who are going to break the mold.