What you might see as depravity is, to me, just another aspect of the human condition.

Why did I spend all these years playing boring Europeans? I was made for action movies.

What you might see as depravity is, to me, just another aspect of the human condition.

People's attitudes about sex aren't healthy anywhere, except maybe in those tribes where they go around naked.

Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think you need to do that.

I always saw myself as really ugly. My father even told me I was ugly because I would shave my head and look like a boy.

I have nothing in my life besides my work. I am obsessed with it. I leave my house only when I'm forced to.

I tend to be a lazy actress, unless I'm pushed.

I want to be adopted by the French. I want to go to live in Paris.

I was made for action movies.

I've worked with very few directors who've asked of me what I asked of myself.

Italy to me is like the mean mother. Whatever I do, it's never good enough. People say I'm the queen of Cannes, but in Italy I get turned down for work.

Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity.

Vin Diesel is the best kisser in the world, better than anyone else I've ever had. The most attractive thing about Vin is his brain. That's his most attractive muscle.

Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball.

Were all broken in one way or another some just hold the pieces together better.

I'm not comfortable with getting a job by being at the right Hollywood party; I'm not a terribly sociable creature.

It's because I have no sense of shame that I'm always willing to give things a go: I've ridden horses naked into the sea, I've climbed rocks, all kinds of things.

I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing.

I was always drawing eyes, even as a child. Eyes fascinated me.

The head coach is the chemist.

New Zealand has incredible global recognition for grass-fed livestock.

Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you dont mind it doesnt matter.

Ever since Katrina, there has been a proliferation of efforts at the state level and among hospital administrators to come up with guidelines that would help professionals stuck in a situation like this to prioritize patients. These are questions of values much more than they are of medicine or nursing. They're the province of everybody.

It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of the few guaranteed certainties. Sooner or later everything is touched by it, despite our naive and senseless hope that just this time we will be spared its cold hand on our heart.

A glory gilds the sacred page, majestic like the sun, it gives a light to every age, it gives, but borrows none.

It's one thing to work women into your talking points. It's another to tell them how you are going to educate their kids, how you are going to ensure they get health care, how we are going to rebuild infrastructure, how they are going to get equal pay.

Poetry is a vocal art for me - but not necessarily a performative one. It might be reading to oneself or recalling some lines by memory.

People think that whatever I put into strips has happened to me in my life.

Well I've written four beauty books as well.

We need not only one Cesar Chavez; we need a thousand Cesar Chavezes.

The moment you have a child, in an instant your life is not for you, and your life is completely, 100 percent dedicated to another human being, and they will always come first. It changes you forever. It changes your perspective, and it gives you a nice purpose and focus.

I injured myself politically when I took on Jesse Jackson' in the 1988 presidential campaign. I was too strident. I didn't recognize the emotional tie that he had with all black voters.

Life always take on the character of its motive.

If I'm enjoying myself, I find my opportunities for more fun become greater.

The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it.

As a leader, these attributes - confidence, perseverance, work ethic and good sense - are all things I look for in people. I also try to lead by example and create an environment where good questions and good ideas can come from anyone.

One of our targets as a country is to now work very closely with the Commonwealth countries - they could become a very big market for us.