I think there's an ongoing effort involved in trying to get a bigger perspective, trying to let go of things that limit your capacity to love and be ….

When you read a book as a child, it becomes a part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your whole life does..

I have a very good life, so I have nothing to complain about. Sometimes, I just have existential angst..

Oh, I'm so inadequate. And I love myself!..

Any idiot can be brave, but courage is about knowing what's at stake, and moving forward anyway..

Once women find a way to form community, everyone reaps the rewards..

And who cares, five years down the road, what most movies made or didn't make? If it's good, it stands up..

My father says that almost the whole world is asleep, everybody you know, everybody you see, everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people a….

Maybe that whole love thing is just a grown-up version of Santa Claus; just a myth we've been fed since childhood. So, we keep buying magazines, join….

It would be really great if people would realize that stars are only people with the same weaknesses and flaws, not immaculate idols..

I am convinced, completely convinced, that there was nothing random about [the adoption], she is the daughter I should have..

The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia..

I don't feel particularly typecast because I think I do so many different kinds of things. Whether or not they're seen is another issue..

Fame is also a test of character at times... Sometimes I pass the test; sometimes I'm a pain in the ass. Sometimes I'm like, Oh, God! I just want to ….

I heard that chivalry was dead, but I think it's just got a bad flue..

If you empower women, you can change the world..

I don't think we realise just how fast we go until you stop for a minute and realise just how loud and how hectic your life is, and how easily distra….

[On Lisa Kudrow:] She's like the best kind of jazz there is. You don't know what note she's going to hit and it's always a surprise..

People are always telling me that change is good. But all that means is that something you didn't want to happen has happened..

Women are socialized to be nice, to be docile. I call it 'shrink to fit': Shrink yourself to fit what others expect of you..

I love what you might call brutal elegance. Where form and function are really obvious. There is nothing easily broken in this house..