Some people study a text very deeply. The people are my text. I study their words and what their words sound like, over and over again..

Self-esteem does not come from surrounding yourself with people and things that seem to increase your value. Real self-esteem is an integration of an….

Confidence is a static state. Determination is active. Determination allows for doubt and for humility - both of which are critical in the world toda….

I think as a kid I always liked to listen to people. I loved hearing stories..

They say that art should stand the test of time. Life lasts a limited amount of time. Mountains and trees and earth will outlive human beings, but we….

I see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people and explore ideas..

I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down..

My work is about giving voice to the unheard, and reiterating the voice of the heard in such a way that you question, or re-examine, what is the trut….

That artists are called to be more responsible and 'true' is a tip of hat to their power..

I think what I am is a "convener"; I like to convene people around ideas..

I think some of our most talented people are not going to pick the arts as a way that they're going to spend their lives..

I don't talk a lot when I interview. My job is to get out of the way..

We who are in the arts are at the risk of being in a popularity contest rather than a profession. If that fact causes you despair . . . pick another ….

Use your time to bathe yourself in the gift. Move your hand across the canvas. Go to museums. Make this into an obsession..

When I was a kid, my grandfather said that "if you say a word often enough, it becomes you." Thinking of that later in life gave me this idea that I ….

Art should take what is complex and render it simply. It takes a lot of skill, human understanding, stamina, courage, energy, and heart to do that..

The American idea is as promising, imaginative, and full of the unexpected as the land itself. The land represents freedom - the frontier, the abilit….

Some people study a text very deeply. The people are my text. I study their words and what their words sound like, over and over again. When I was a ….

If you say a word often enough it becomes you..

You know, real artists, we expose our flaws. We long for intimacy..

What my work is, is my approach to it. It's the practice. And my work is about the effort that I make to get there. And I think if there's anything a….