I am not a hugely religious person, but I believe that there is a oneness with everything. And because there is this oneness, it is possible that my mother is the principal reason for my life.

I wouldn't change a single thing, because one change alters every moment that follows it.

Acting isn't a game of "pretend." It's an exercise in being real.

I think the way I want to think. I live the way I want to live.

A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another.

You don't have to become something you're not to be better than you were.

As I entered this world, I would leave behind the nurturing of my family and my home, but in another sense I would take their protection with me. The lessons I had learned, the feelings of groundedness and belonging that have been woven into my character there, would be my companions on the journey.