Music, somehow, breaks through, to everybody.

If a film is not a success, then that's just the way things are. Nothing I can do can make a difference. I have stopped worrying about it.

False expectations take away joy.

Lemons clean everything. It's the greatest disinfectant.

I've learned that success comes in a very prickly package. Whether you choose to accept it or not is up to you. It's what you choose to do with it, the people you choose to surround yourself with. Always choose people that are better than you. Always choose people that challenge you and are smarter than you. Always be the student. Once you find yourself to be the teacher, you've lost it.

Competing with other women wastes a lot of time, and I'm just not very good at it.

I've never been a blind romantic.