Sometimes people think of actors as marionettes - everybody else makes the decisions for us - and, you know, really, making this decision [of which roles to take] is the only thing you lay claim to.

The jobs don't get married. The people get married.

My mom used to make everything. She had a great garden and composted and made everything from scratch - peanut butter, bread, jelly, everything. I don't know how she did it because all those things take time and love and labour. I only do half the stuff she does - but there's still time.

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

We've all been broken at some point. Forgiving ourselves or another person helps us move forward.

We all need to take a deep breath and think about being a Bush daughter and having that cross to bear. I'd go out and have a couple of drinks too.

You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their happiness.