I'm a sucker for a funny script. And then, as soon as I don't wanna be, one comes along and grabs me.

People are always telling me that change is good. But all that means is that something you didn't want to happen has happened.

I love what you might call brutal elegance. Where form and function are really obvious. There is nothing easily broken in this house.

When you read a book as a child, it becomes a part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your whole life does.

I wouldn't have thought of myself as a person who could guide anybody and then it turned out that I can.

Even in the first world, expectations are not as high for women as they are for men. We get that message subtly, but in the third world, it isn't subtle. Girls are isolated and encouraged not to talk to one another.

Fame is also a test of character at times... Sometimes I pass the test; sometimes I'm a pain in the ass. Sometimes I'm like, Oh, God! I just want to buy some tampons!