No one can live without friendship, because what would you do all day without friends?

As a director you have to - you don't have the option of saying, "I'm not watching this."

If you're an actress or a musician, everyone thinks you're hot

The good news is we have the technology and the tools to alleviate poverty on a global scale. All that is standing in our way is education and will.

Pointe shoes are torture devices. I mean, ballerinas get used to it, but it was definitely a new experience for me. They feel medieval. I was very happy to stop wearing them.

I've wanted to be an astronaut, a doctor, a vet - these are things I've said in interviews. Before that, I wanted to be a mermaid and a fairy.

I read every biography [of Jackie Kennedy] I could get my hands on.