If we continue on the path we're on, there simply won't be enough fresh water for everyone.

As a kid, I had a lot of energy; but the ballet lessons made me calm - this pleased my mother.

When you really have the preparation time and things start taking the shape that they need, you have a beautiful feeling that comes from the hard work.

[Winning an Oscar] was a beautiful thing that happened. It is in my house, and every time I look at, I see all the people who are a part of it, all the people who gave me opportunities to work, gave me opportunities to make a living at this thing [acting] that was a dream for me, growing up. And I got to do it, and then again and again and again, and make a living out of being an actress.

I think magic is very related to happiness. So it is not there all the time, but there are beautiful moments of magic in everyone's life.

As an actress, I really love people like Anna Magnani and Debra Winger. I also think there is nobody better than Meryl Streep.

The one philosophy or religion I find I am most close to is the Buddhist one. I think it is the one that respects others and the one that doesn't say that this is the only way. I think happiness is the moment when - if you've forgotten those little things - they suddenly come back into focus for you.