I'm not part of the cultural elite. I'm a down-home girl. Always have been, always will be.

Lord knows, I never want to waste any more of my time in mirrors.

Most authors have one idea per book. Shakespeare had two per sentence.

I wanted to be a lot of things. There were a million things I wanted to do. I still do. Acting is one of the good ways of doing it you know, because you can be all those things.

Without travel I would have wound up a little ignorant white Southern female, which was not my idea of a good life.

Finding your look isn't complicated if you go in without being frightened. Notice what people are complimenting you on. Experiment with new things once in a while, but have your tried-and-true pieces that work.

People like to say you're either born with style or you're not, and that's complete hooey. You've gotta develop your own and find your own.If you just put on whatever they're trying to sell you, you will always be out of fashion. Otherwise, they can't keep selling you. So, you will always be out of fashion. Get used to it. That's the game. Whatever they say is fashionable, chuck it.