Sweet things happen. They still do.

Woody is so musical in his filmmaking. I've never worked with anyone I've trusted so completely. He won't let you hit a false note.

The studios are very much business. Maybe it was always that way. It is really commercial now. Judgments are made and directions are given to make the cash register ring.

I used to watch dailies and felt I had to keep on top of the character, but I don't feel that any more.

I shot Footloose nearby, and we used to hike. Very fond memories.

Sweet things happen. They still do.

I failed to fulfill what should have been an interesting role. I couldn't take their formula and bring what I had, my humor, my ideas, and make it my own.

Theater is not to make a living, so I don't have the money pressure.

I had to choose, I'd be so sad. They are flip sides of the same coin. I love both comedy and drama.

I've been grateful for what comes along.

I recently turned down a film that I didn't want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes I'm sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it.

I look at the kids coming out of Yale. They are so intelligent with their careers. I wish I had that.

What I love is a peanut butter and pickle sandwich. I'll just have peanut butter and bananas, then peanut butter and pickles. Peanut butter and chocolate I don't recommend.

You are at the mercies of the dailies. With an indie you don't have that.

Directors say that you should get actors before they are recognized. They will be a pain or have an opinion.

The formula is the star. I couldn't work inside that formula.

Unless you are unique, your opinion goes out the window.

I'm more aware of time. The element of time.

Young people are more intelligent and sophisticated.

It was just this crazy craziness, and the fact that it was shot in Paris, and it had these incredible people in it. It was an easy thing to say yes to.

If you're working for a good company and you're happy there, and you're being compensated accordingly, and your work satisfies you, you should stay there.

Mental violence is as bad as physical violence. You don't see that very often in movies, so it was a good subject to tackle.

The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake

Of course, women have long exercised influence behind the scenes. A few thousand years ago this drove Aristotle to distraction: 'What difference does it make whether women rule or the rulers are ruled by women? The result is the same.'

My thinking is lot more different with many actresses in the industry. I don't understand why people in showbiz put their profession of acting in the back seat after marriage.

I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race.

An idea is so impersonal; it is yours today and the whole world's tomorrow.

I've worked hard all my life. You have to if you want to get things done.

I put more pressure on myself than anybody in this world.

The American Revolution and Declaration of Independence, it has often been argued, were fueled by the most radical of all American political ideas.

Better to ask twice than to lose your way.

Few realise that English poetry is rather like the British constitution, surrounded by pompous precedents and reverences.

I keep everything very simple. I like telling stories.

My daddy died when I was two years old. My mother raised my two older brothers and me. And we couldn't have had a better situation. I mean, she was the - ran the concession stand at the Little League, and she was the first woman president of The Touchdown Club, the booster club for the high school football team. And so, I had a wonderful childhood.

When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol.

The hermit doesnt sleep at night in love with the blue of the vacant moon. The cool of the breeze that rustles the trees rustles him too.

Most of the real bad guys in the world are people like you and me; they're not stupid, and you can't smell their horns.

The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.

Hold me when I’m sad, kiss me when I cry, make me laugh when I’m down, and love me until I die.

It's just a campy blast. I just want to do as little as I can and make it good, and try not to sell out. I'm sure I will, but I'm just trying to postpone it.

I was fat, so I have the right to tell other fat people not only that they should lose weight, but also that they must lose weight because I was fat, and I lost weight, and I saw the difference.

That's what you work all season for, to get into the playoff games, and you don't want to blow it.

If it is the dirty element that gives pleasure to the act of lust, then the dirtier it is, the more pleasurable it is bound to be.

All of the Spaniards are really talented. I don't know what they eat.