Most important, in order to find real happiness, you must learn to love yourself for the totality of who you are and not just what you look like.

True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be.

She'd tell me how she'd handle the backhanded compliment by smiling and pretending she was receiving a genuine compliment all the while ignoring their attempt to be insulting. After all, it's the way an insult is received that makes it an insult. You can't really give offense unless someone takes it.

Everyone is their own kind of lesbian. To think there's a certain way to dress or present yourself in the world is just one more stereotype we have to fit into.

I was trying to find a reason for having had to escape from the place that was my home. To convince myself of my choices, I had to make it a place that everyone should want to escape from.

I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me.

We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.