I do think prayer is powerful and it is not to be diminished. Some of us who are struggling to put food on the table and are wondering where the next….

A wonderful pastor I know once told me, "Perfectionism is the highest order of self-abuse." So now I try to remind myself that if I engage in perfect….

It's unconscionable to breed with the number of children who are starving to death in impoverished countries..

When I allow myself to feel all my feelings instead of numbing myself to them, they pass more quickly. I spent my entire life telling everyone I was ….

When we were growing up, we were so poor that our heritage was the only thing we had. Mama would say, 'Kids, pour more water in the soup. Better days….

Ruby in Paradise and the intensity and quality that I was able to experience on Smoke were equally as important to me as working on this movie every ….

I've been devoted to Alison Krauss for many, many years..

It's funny, though, because when I first started going to races after we met, I was extremely nervous. It's like being backstage and hoping you don't….

I do not want to give my power, my self-esteem, or my autonomy, to any person, place, or thing outside myself... The only thing that matters is how I….

It doesn't matter what you've done in the past - what matters are the choices you make right now. God gives you the chance to start over with every b….

I think that we give the impression, to carry on your metaphor, that we go a little faster than we actually do. I'm fairly lazy so I'm always interes….

And of course there's so much music in and around our family. I had a piano during Christmas because it's obviously useful through the season. There ….

I was always told I was special. And I was also assured that I had a gift and a purpose..

Both my husband and I give a lot of ourselves in what we do because that is our public lives but in my private life, I have an intrinsic right to be ….

People say that to me and I think what unites all my characters is that they are hurt; it's most accurate to say I play characters that are hurt but ….

The amount of gender violence that I experience is absolutely extraordinary. And a significant part of my day today will be spent filing police repor….

She wasn't that tough on me, but I think she was often a little frightened - being a single parent. So it begets this quality of desired absoluteness….

When I accept a role, I feel that as an artist I have to submit completely to the tutelage of my director. And while I expect to be heard and encoura….

God doesn't make mistakes and timing unfolds as it should..

I've always been crazy for the American songbook..

Everyone can relate to depression. It touches so many. Suicide is the leading cause of death among teenagers. Statistics show that women suffer from ….