It is technically a failure when you don't try.

I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.

Even, today, when people tell me I'm beautiful, I do not believe a word of it.

It is better to have a relationship with someone who cheats on you than with someone who does not flush the toilet.

It's taken me a long time to learn to accept the risks and just be willing to try it over and over again.

Life sweeps you up. Some people resist a lot. I probably haven't resisted very much.

My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.

Change is usually preceded by some kind of drift.

Daring to me is having courage; it's a daily meditation to take breath and find strength.

Boredom is a great motivator.

I still love the people I’ve loved, even if I cross the street to avoid them.

It's always interesting to step into the enemy's shoes, and figure out what they're like.

My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.

Cute is when your personality shines through your looks. Like, when you see someone's personality in the way they walk and you just feel like hugging them every time you see them.

I really hate being self-conscious—and being conscious of being self-conscious

If we can find ways to love life and be joyful without being wasteful or destructive--that's what's important.

Love is very much perceived as "I couldn't control myself; it's love." But you can. Everything you do in response is a choice.

It doesn't matter if you mean to do the right thing - if you only do bad things. You need to learn how to do right things. Doing is what affects people.

If I had known my own limitations, I never would have taken the risk, and the risk led to one my greatest artistic and personal experiences.