It's not necessary to go far and wide. I mean, you can really find exciting and inspiring things within your hometown.

I think you should control yourself a little bit, so you can walk, and when you die, you can walk to your own funeral.

I wish I could have been more enlightened at 18 and learned more about men because I could have avoided all the traps.

My mother, Maxine, was married at 16 to my father Raymond, and in 56 years together, he was the only man she ever had.

Any mature, responsible adult doesn't run around stomping their feet and screaming 'I'm a mature, responsible, adult.'

I've grown up watching Shah Rukh Khan and never really imagined that one day I will get to play the lead opposite him.

What I like about that is it kind of puts you in your place. Don't count on being remembered. Just live now, you know?

My fans have been so great. I'll go on fansites and read messages they put, and they all seem like really nice people.

Today I would say, 'I am against plastic surgery.' It's a grave act. An act that touches our soul. It was frightening.

If I can't find anything good, I am just going to have to get my butt in gear and start learning how to do everything.

That's typical Gabrielle, ... Marc has a very clever plan for this pregnancy. It's going to turn her world upside down

My bedroom is my sanctuary. It's the only place in the house that has a beautiful lush shag rug, which is my favorite.

I don't watch TV. When people at my house try to talk about TV, I'm like, 'Ah, I have no idea what I'm talking about.'

I was the original Cinderella girl, looking for the happy ending in the fairy story. But my fantasy prince never came.

I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.

We knew nothing of loss. Nobody has taught us about pain. Until that moment, death had just amounted to a scary sound.

There's plenty of great independent films to do, but you can't support yourself making independent film as an actress.

I don't see a difference between the big screen and the small one. We are entertainers, and the medium doesn't matter.

Dan Harmon has this idea that characters on TV are allowed to talk about their favorite movies and TV shows and songs.

Some girls say they don't feel comfortable in flats, they only feel comfortable in heels; I am not one of those girls.

I think of clothes a lot like costumes. I think of what I wear in real life as being my real life character's costume.

I'm desperate to have children. I am chomping at the bit. It's a problem. I can't imagine that I will not be a mother.

Because I had grown up with Jane Austen novels and period dramas, I was very familiar with that period and that world.

My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've been terribly lucky.

Programming is similar to a game of golf. The point is not getting the ball in the hole but how many strokes it takes.

Love is a worn-out word. People love their cat, they love their house. I've never been in love with anyone but myself.

I think it's very amazing that I do horror films when I had this awful childhood. But maybe that's why I'm good at it.

As I get older, I fear aging less because I realize it's the inevitable, but I definitely have a slight fear of aging.

I try to do yoga when I can to make sure that I'm flexible and that I'm not going to tear any muscle or pull anything.

An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.

My mother was right: When you've got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and start reading Proust.

I love Britain. I'd like to work there. Maybe a BBC crime show; I love those. A thriller would be something different.

I got so into moisturizing, my skin started overproducing oil. That's my story. There's a lot to talk about, for sure.

I think I really would have quit if I hadn't gotten 'Inherent Vice'. Or maybe I would have just shriveled up and died.

Health-wise there is nothing to worry about. Though I had gone through a surgery sometime ago, it was nothing serious.

For me, selfishly, Toronto is my favorite city in the world. It's the greatest city and you have the whole world here.

Hollywood is the only place in the world where an amicable divorce means each one gets fifty percent of the publicity.

When you surprise yourself and you can't remember what the take felt like, then something transformative has happened.

My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was Just William. It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel.

I've never seen 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre', I've never seen 'Halloween', I've never seen any of the 'Friday the 13ths.'

I love originating shows and originating songs - there is nothing better than being the first one to get to do a song.

Steve McQueen is a genius. And I think that word is overused, but I think with Steve it's rightly used. He's a genius.

I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on.

I'd love, love, love to do a comedy. I can't imagine being on set and being happy and cheerful. That seems so foreign.

I grew up with horror. My dad loves movies, and he passed a lot of them on to me. There's something so fun about them.

I remember specific times and people in my life so much more clearly if I smell something that brings me back to them.

I started working on a TV show in Australia, straight out of high school, so I missed the whole university experience.

The charity that I work for is the Johnson Cancer Research Foundation at UCLA. I also do work with Stand Up To Cancer.

Comedy is quite difficult, you have to be able to have fun and portray that sense of fun to the audience watching you.

I'm always in favor of more glamour. I embarrass my children, I think. I am the lady in feathers in the car pool line.

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