What changes with fame is the perceptions of the individual rather than the individual.

Babies aren't really born of their parents. They are born of every kind word, loving gesture, hope, and dream their parents ever had.

Going to the theater is such a joyous experience. My dad would take my sister and me to plays when we were very young, like six or seven years old.

If you love someone, you say it, right then, out loud. Otherwise, the moment just passes you by.

It's very important that we expand our use of clean energy and make a long-term commitment to it. Biodiesel and ethanol are better for the environment and for the air we breathe. The use of biodiesel is a positive step toward minimizing pollutive emissions and greenhouse gases. By focusing on school buses, we can affect the health and wellbeing of the people most susceptible to that pollution - our children - today.

I cannot absorb living in a world where I have an Oscar for best actress and Denzel doesn't have one for best actor.

Life is so precious. Please, please, let's love one another, live each day, reach out to each other, be kind to each other. Peace be with you. God is great.