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I had a tremendous amount of gay friends, so my whole life was basically like that... I never noticed who was gay or who was straight.
Some people are suspicious of others who have more than one talent. I've had poets tell me to my face that an actress can't be a poet.
Could I use some butter and cheese and eggs in my cooking without going down some kind of hippie shame spiral? Yes. Of course I could.
Cameron Diaz is probably my biggest beauty mentor of my friends. She knows how to do her own hair and makeup; she's really good at it.
I'm not the girl for superhigh fashion because I don't have the right body. When I want to get dressed up, I'm a Roberto Cavalli girl.
My mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.
As long as I am still interested and curious, I enjoy getting up in the morning, but I can't say I have a happy smile on my face 24/7.
It's good to be able to be a leading lady, to be a romantic lead, to play opposite people who are talented, and charismatic and stuff.
One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise that he who has, gets. And I hope she gets a lot more.
Let any pretty girl announce a divorce in Hollywood and the wolves come running. Fresh meat for the beast, and they are always hungry.
Size zero doesn't make you happy, and I'm not sure I have the discipline for Hollywood. I'm too much of a fan of chocolate and crisps.
If you live in the countryside, you understand that hunting isn't just for toffs. It's for the farmers. It's for everyone's enjoyment.
You collect people to take with you. Some people change, other people don't... it's wonderful because I've met some incredible friends
Comedy has always been important in my family. If you got in a good joke at the dinner table, it meant more than almost anything else.
I think I feel most sexy when I have a matching lingerie set underneath what I'm wearing. I know what's going on and no one else does.
I'm age-appropriate. I dress age-appropriately, I choose mates age-appropriately. I'm a big believer in people should act their age...
I think some people in their 20s really get it, that acting is about creativity and the work. They get their maturity from their work.
If I find a good pair of jeans, I'll buy two, and get them hemmed to my height, and then I'll end up wearing those two for everything.
Personally, when I don't feel like working out, I put on my workout clothes and pump up some music. It's definitely my #1 inspiration.
I almost resent the whole fashion thing. Good God- never wearing the same thing twice and all of those things. It's a pain in the ass.
The one thing that has helped sustain my career as an actress and a comedian is that people generally view me as fundamentally stupid.
I do think about aging. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can't worry about it too much.
No matter what, it is very tricky and difficult just to be a good parent at all. I have a lot of help. And for that I'm very grateful.
I would love to do a little ballroom dancing with my husband... He and I can take a couple classes together. It would be a lot of fun!
People who think in absolutes usually don't listen to anyone but themselves. They resist new ideas and try to preserve the status quo.
I'd like to think that I have a plan, but you can't really pick what scripts you're going to get or what movie is going to come along.
I think if you're in a committed relationship, unless you have some sort of an understanding, monogamy is something that should exist.
It takes a while to realize that just because you're a stand-up comedian and you do comedy, you're not going to be good at all comedy.
I buy smoked mackerel in a vain attempt at being healthy. I do actually really like it, and you don't have to cook it, which is handy.
The body is like a car: the older you become the more care you have to take care of it - and you don't leave a Ferrari out in the sun.
In L.A., it's easy to get caught up in what you look like or how much money you have, and those aren't values I want my kids to adopt.
I've flown in an international balloon race. I've piloted my own plane. I've ridden to the hounds. I've done a lot of exciting things.
I think as a pregnant woman we're all looking for stuff that makes us all look cute and fashionable and feel sexy when we're pregnant.
It is kind of hard to figure out who you are when you've lost your job at age 13, when that was basically how you identified yourself.
I'm really not a clothes person. To me, that's just work. It's the thing I hate to do the most. I don't want to be judged in that way.
Don't let anything stand in the way of you claiming and manifesting the life that you choose rather than the life you have by default.
If I'm such a legend, then why am I so lonely? Let me tell you, legends are all very well if you've got somebody around who loves you.
... unless the actor is able to discourse most eloquently without opening his lips, he lacks the prime essential of a finished artist.
People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film.
I've always wanted to go where the work was or where I was wanted. The idea that it can be planned is one I let go of a long time ago.
You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success.
Everyone [of my kids] can ride a bike now, so the park has had a big resurgence in our life. We also play a lot of dumb drawing games.
I've always wanted to do a period movie, to do something the turn of the century, and I'm really fascinated by that whole time period.
I think it's important to find projects that evoke people into conversation. It's like reading a good book. You want to talk about it.
Augmented reality, and even just the iPad-touch-screen technology, it was, you know, it still is extremely underused by entertainment.
I read that when cats are cuddling and kneading you, and you think it's cute, they're really just checking your vitals for weak spots.
Yoga may look peaceful and calming, but even Arnold Schwarzenegger would have trouble breathing after twenty surya namaskars in a row.
For me, hour-long drama was always the thing I felt the most comfortable doing, and I've played so many dramatic roles in the theater.
I'm learning so much, I'm surprising myself everyday with the things that are happening, the rhythms. I'm very happy and very excited.
I'm a normal human being. I don't have any desire to change my body as a result of having had two kids. That's a good thing, isn't it?