You fail, and then what? Life goes on. It's only when you risk failure that you discover things.

I have a very ostrich mentality. I feel like I have my head in the sand so no one can see me.

Your value is in yourself; the other stuff will come and go.

You win an Oscar, and immediately people ask how you feel. So you don't have time to actually feel anything because you have to generate a response. And then some of the feelings you have are so intimate and visceral, words don't really do them justice.

With success comes more responsibility, a larger size of existence, which is uncomfortable.

Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It keeps us honest.

I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes. They had these archaic rules: for example, girls couldn't wear makeup. I found it so outrageous that an all-boys school could tell girls to not wear makeup! So I went on a campaign. I got a petition signed and everything. If a girl wants to wear makeup to boost confidence, why not?