I used to have a blankie, and when my mom had to wash it, I would sit outside the dryer and watch it go round and round, and cry.

People are like moths. First they are ugly and awkward, until they break out of their shell and become a beautiful butterfly.

When I did 'E.T.,' it sort of solidified the only family I know are these film crews. These gypsies. These filmmakers. That was the solidification and the clicking revelations of 'This is what I want to do with my life and this is where I'm going to survive.'

The low points I had all helped make up my character, so I probably wouldn't want to do away with them because I like being flawed and I like having them help me grow and change and become better and stronger.

When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most.

You've just got to do the best that you can.

I've always been one of those people who romanticized cooking, but the few attempts I'd made in my life resulted in friends' contorted faces as they desperately tried to say something nice about the "dish" they were eating.