Don't waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living.
I know movies are a function of our dream world. And when you project yourself on screen, it's easier to project yourself into what you were, not what you are.
I think we all think we sound really good in the shower, where there's that nice reverb, and the water's drowning you out, and there is some liberation in the freedom of being totally alone and really going for it.
Enough people write about me every day without even interviewing me.
Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.
Expensive clothes are a waste of money.
I have a very clear understanding of what my voice is. It's like a B voice. It hovers around B-minus, B-plus. I have great friends who are wonderful singers, and I know I'll never be able to do that. But singing through a character is something I can do.
The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.
I have a holistic need to work and to have huge ties of love in my life. I can't imagine eschewing one for the other.
I remember, as I was hovering around 40, I thought each movie would be my last, really.
I am a humanist. I am for nice, easy balance.
The more you are in this business, the more humbled by it you become.
I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors.
Everything we say signifies; everything counts, that we put out into the world. It impacts on kids, it impacts on the zeitgeist of the time.
There are improbable things suspended in space, like the earth.
Instant gratification is not soon enough.
Integrate what you believe in every single area of your life. Take your heart to work and ask the most and best of everybody else, too.
Interestingly, young people don't come to you for advice. Especially the ones who are related to you.
You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing.
The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter.