In my heart I'm independent, a bit of a rebel, a nonconformist.

I was walking around legally blind. Now I have 20-20 vision. I can't believe I spent so many years blurry, but I think that coincides with how I was feeling. Now I notice if people are watching me, but I also smile right back if someone waves, which helps.

As a child, my whole life was books. They were my fantasy. That's where I could go. That was a lot of times [what] saved me.

Probably the biggest compliment someone can give you is, "Gosh, you look great. You don't look tired."

If I fall over and make mistakes, I'll pick myself back up and hope for the best and try to conduct myself with as much authenticity and moral code.

I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.

It's a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that's very difficult, really difficult and very brave.