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I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.
So many people have touched my heart and made an impact on my world. I'm thankful for every lesson and learning experience.
I'm driving my dad's old ute. So it's a manual ute. It's massive, so when people see me coming, they just kind of run away!
What kind of woman irons her husband's sheets? Even the clothes I wear, I just throw 'em in the dryer with some golf balls.
Improvisation, if you play it at the top of your intelligence, leads to a kind of truth that people find really accessible.
I love to cook, and I've just gotten more and more into it over the years, just because it's the best way to stay creative.
No matter whether it's someone from the political left or right, we just need a voice to stand up and defend animal rights.
Swallows have disappeared, bees are dying out because of pesticides that should have been banned long ago - it's a scandal.
I know I am the first female celebrity in the world who has allowed herself to be filmed like that in an operating theatre.
I don't think what people realize is I've been through years and years and years of training - piano, dance, vocal lessons.
Men threatened by feminism either don't understand it or don't like that they now have to modify their own shitty behavior.
I've always said I prefer theater, but there's only ever been one play that I really loved doing, and that was The Seagull.
I never regretted turning down anything, I never regretted losing a job because I always felt something else was out there.
As far as sitcoms go, I thought Jenna Elfman in 'Dharma and Greg' was a wonderful physical comedienne who had great timing.
I always felt that I was more of an actress than a - I can't tell a joke to save my soul, but that I was a comedic actress.
No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.
I used to want to gamble, too, until I was 20 and could actually go to a casino. Then I wasn't so crazy about the attitude.
I love strange choices. I'm always interested in people who depart from what is expected of them and go into new territory.
Because the picture is called 'Veronica Guerin,' you expect a biopic. But it's really about the last two years of her life.
I lived in L.A. for a few months. It seemed like no one there had parents. Or if they did have parents, they would deny it.
Today my son and I went for a stroll and saw the sea lions and watched the sunset and played ball in the park with our dog.
All we have is today. Just live it. We don't know about tomorrow. So, enjoy the day. Love yourself, and spread love around.
I'm not too hard on myself about dieting and exercise. Some stars are a little too bony for me. What happened to the booty?
I won't swim in a pool by myself, because I think that somehow a little magic door is going to open up and let a shark out.
Real tears are not those that fall from the eyes and cover the face, but those that fall from the heart and cover the soul.
I think the thing that I always try to do - because it piques my interest - is to play really different parts all the time.
Anybody who knows how to make a good movie, knows that it's a collaborative undertaking. To deny that its really dangerous.
Now men and women are separate and unequal. We should be hand in hand; in fact, we should have our arms around one another.
I went to a cleansing retreat in the desert where I didn't eat for eight days and experienced hunger-driven hallucinations.
I'm having fun playing with clothes now. I didn't used to appreciate the clothes as much when I was modeling. It was a job.
I love the feeling I get when I'm on a set; I love reading the scripts, playing the characters, getting to be someone else.
I always want to be a person who challenges herself to be a better person and spends her time giving rather than receiving.
One of the reasons I was so unhappy for years was because I never embraced my emotions and I was trying to stay in control.
I'm very passionate about charity... Performing is my passion. But it's not gonna change the world. That's why I give back.
Doing love scenes is always awkward. I mean, it's just not a normal thing to go to work and lay in bed with your co-worker.
Everybody thinks if you do one thing, you can't do something else. So I like the fact that I can be versatile if I want to.
I think one of my best qualities is my ability to empathize with people. Perhaps it's because my journey has been so bumpy.
It was the only ambition I ever had - not to be a dancer or Hollywood movie star, but to be a housewife in a good marriage.
Going to Catholic school was what fueled me into comedy. The nuns were so brutal so I used to try to make my friends laugh.
I love the very exposed, humorous, imperfect, never-trying to-pretend-to-be-perfect journey that I have been on in my life.
I've approached so many things in my life with such intensity that I want to approach motherhood with dedication and focus.
It's very disconcerting to start out and to say, "I'm going to tell the truth," and then to realize it's that much trouble.
When I want to do something badly enough, I do it, but there is a practical side of me that thinks I should be paid fairly.
It would be really wonderful if people connected to the loneliness of what it means to be a human being in the world today.
I wish I had a little more ambition. But then what would I do? Turn down more roles with more vehemence? Me no likey worky.
I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a spot of green.
I think women look for that quality in a man of being a good dad whether they're immediately wanting to be a parent or not.
I love Karl Lagerfeld. I worship him. I was brought up in Paris, and my mum used to wear a lot of Chanel. I love the brand.
Acting in another language is great, and I've done that. But you can't do it as well as you can do it in your own language.
My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural musician