Young people who learn the arts do better in every phase of their lives.

You're not supposed to speak ill of the dead, but Earl Blackwell finally died, and I was on his blacklist every year for being the worst dressed person.

I have a lot of people to thank and I'm going to be one of those people that tries to mention a lot of names, because I know just two seconds ago my mother and father went completely berserk and I'd like to give some other mothers and fathers that same opportunity.

For me, clothes are kind of a character. They're more interesting in those terms.

I'm a pain in the ass to all of the costume designers with whom I work because I have very strong feelings about the subject.

The best thing about acting is when you're playing a scene and you actually become your character and lose yourself in that moment. That's when you know you've been succeeded at what you've worked very hard to accomplish in your profession. Those are the truly thrilling moments.

The work is the most fun; it seems illicit how much fun it is.