A lot of these movies are informed by the movies that come before them..

I often look for beauty in form and structure, and for ideas..

The first ones I played were in New York at Joe's Pub; I played four shows, but I did something like 30 interviews and a couple radio shows in the mo….

Los Angeles is just New York lying down..

The bravest thing I've ever done is fly to New York. I'm simply terrified of aeroplanes - I am the woman you see weeping at the airport..

You cannot have the right to do what is wrong!.

I don't consider myself a goody-goody, but I like to be perceived as classy..

I complete what I start..

Michael Jackson is everywhere. I can't not listen to what we did because it's everywhere. I listen to it all the time whether I want to or not..

I'm very wary of trust, you see..

Someone recommended that I read the Bible, and it was then I discovered that I knew nothing about it..

Do not dehumanize others..

If you want to surf, move to Hawaii. If you like to shop, move to New York. If you like acting and Hollywood, move to California. But if you like col….

Some questions change everything..

My first tattoo is a full-on Sailor Jerry situation on my hip - it's a swallow with big spread wings. When I got it I was 20 on St. Mark's Place in N….

We have learned nothing..

Fear is the beginning of wisdom..

I'd rather be a comma than a full stop..

I let the scripts basically be my Bible..

Peace is not everything, but without peace, everything is nothing..

You can make something out of nothing..