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

Why is it so weird that somebody didn't recognize me?... The fact is that whenever I meet somebody, I say, 'Nice to meet you. I'm Julia.'

I'm so lucky to be crazy happy in my life. And I think it's not so much that I'm happier now than ever; it's that I'm more content. I'm in the harbor of my life.

You can be true to the character all you want but you've got to go home with yourself.

I don't think I realized that the cost of fame is that it's open season on every moment of your life.

Love is not love, without a violin playing goat.

[On refusing to do nude movie scenes:] There are certain people who should know what you look like naked. I just don't think your high-school algebra teacher should be one of them.