Life works in mysterious ways but when you find your inner glow is back and shining brighter, you know it's right.

I would say [I love] writing, because lately I've been finishing my book.

Everything for me has happened so quickly. I finished shooting 'The Blind Side' not this past June, but the June before, and all of sudden up to now, it seems like it's gone from zero to 60 for me. I feel so fortunate to be able to say that.

A lot of my friends aren't working, especially since fewer films are being made now and there's more competition.

My mother used to take me to flea markets in my stroller, and I would just rummage through the piles. You've got to dig through the overstuffed racks that everyone else just walks by. It's the only way to find the cool stuff.

Think before you speak. Think before you judge. Think before you think you have a person all figured out.

It truly is the power that you have deep within yourself that gives you the strength to pursue your dreams.