I have always followed the most passionate course..

What I love about photography, and it's the same thing I love about acting, really, is that it forces you, like, right into the moment, where you can….

I've never been a sunny personality. I've never been outgoing. I'm a solitary person..

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons..

For me, acting was always a way to explore emotions - to dip into the well and really try to reach rock bottom down there. That was the most exciting….

I have a life that's just been a well of loneliness..

Be present. I would encourage you with all my heart just to be present. Be present and open to the moment that is unfolding before you. Because, ulti….

I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden..

Everything is transient. Everything is constantly changing. The only thing we have is now..

It's easy to judge, to think we know for certain the right thing to do. Sometimes, it just isn't so clear..

I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy..

American Horror Story re-energized me; it re-energized my career. There’s no shame in recognizing that. It’s exposed me to a whole new generation, wh….

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your wo….

Allow the diversity to exist. There is nothing wrong with it. Hell, we put up with the religious right-we can put up with transgendered human beings..

Don't be absent from your own life..

I love men. I've always been drawn to poets, artists, and madmen. Sometimes all three in one.

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural..

One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something about yourself, but it doesn't reveal your own personal story..

If Ive got a clean pair of jeans and a T-shirt, thats usually a good day for me..

There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can..

I never just slide through anything. I explore everything to the fullest, whether good or bad..