Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me

Being an artist is a way of saying, I am here, and this is what I stand for.

If I fail, at least I will have failed my way.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be very cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Privacy above all else. Some day, in the future, people will look back and remember how beautiful it once was.

Being understood is not the most essential thing in life.

I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the stone age.

Let how you live your life stand for something, no matter how small and incidental it may seem.

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

I have always been a good mimic.

I am not successful, in terms of Hollywood.

I was technically a Valley Girl, even though I absolutely dreaded being called that. I really hated the idea that I was a Valley Girl

I like the whole package to be good, It's a rarity that that happens, so I end up not working a lot.

Even the busboys at the restaurants have a script to give you. Everybody is in the business.

I can't imagine going back to long hair. Cutting it was the greatest thing I ever did

It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really bad have usually been the ones where I got the part

I like movies that make you think.

I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is allowed to work while pregnant and I'm not.

I've always wanted to be able to let myself go over the edge