I always do make a back story for myself, but I'm not sure how necessary it is. I just like to.

I can never have a poker face. Anybody looking at me can tell exactly what I'm thinking.

But you base everything on people you know.

I always do make a back story for myself, but I'm not sure how necessary it is. I just like to.

The thing about acting is you don't want to let on how enjoyable it is or then everybody would want to become an actress. But it really is. It's a pleasure to go and exchange your identity.

I love independent filmmaking. I don't agree with a lot of it, but that's the point.

People in independent film have a passion; they're not in it for the money.

I like subtitles. Sometimes I wish all movies had subtitles.

After you play a part, you think of it as your own.

Every sacred cow in the business has to do with economics.

I've always had an interest in the fashion side of pop culture.

It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness of the universe. Everything beautiful in the world is within you.

Any jackass can kick down a barn but it takes a good carpenter to build one.

It's kind of hard to get deep with Rodgers and Hammerstein. I can't think of a moral in the music - it's just fun.

There were so many lessons I learned the hard way: missing out on a raise because I didn't know to ask, having colleagues consistently get credit for my ideas because of how I spoke up in meetings. When I looked for a resource that addressed the challenges I was facing, I couldn't find it. There was nothing.

I was a food junkie.

Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They're the cemetery workers.

Theres language in her eye her cheek her lip Nay her foot speaks.

Any city however small is in fact divided into two one the city of the poor the other of the rich. These are at war with one another.

It was amazing to me that, all of a sudden, I was hearing my music on the radio and coming out of cars.

I am blessed with an abundance of health.

With twenty six letters, you can create anything you like - any person, any world, any place, any emotion. And they are so potent, so powerful, and at the same time, they're marks on the page, and that's all. There's nothing else to them.

Everybody has always put this on me, this label, that I'm not a very good defensive catcher. To me, I don't see it that way.

Stop waiting for the perfect day or the perfect moment. Take this day this moment and lead it to perfection.

Scottish men of a certain age have a black response to almost everything as a measure of how sophisticated they are. I have a very long fuse that eventually explodes after building up a nice head of steam, although it's only happened three times - usually at work when someone takes me for granted.

There's a way you have to play the quarterback position in the NFL. Maybe I'm a little bit old school, but I think you have to play the game in the pocket with consistency.

Constantly theres a credibility issue youre judged on how you look. If you look good people assume you arent credible. Its a battle youll always fight if youre on TV and a female.

Don't stop dreaming just because you had a nightmare.

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

In this case we're building a corner to stretch a fence and hang a gate. It had a real purpose in the ranch here. I needed to do this. But at the same time, it made a beautiful structure.

If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie Holiday.

When you're in between the white lines, the game face is on. I was only focused on the task at hand - out, safe, ball, strike - leaving little time to think about how special a player, moment or game happened to be.

Tailor Made will help Ferrari's clients tailor their cars in a very personal, specific way. It's a bespoke service, like visiting Huntsman or Anderson & Sheppard or whoever your favourite Savile Row tailor is.

Every good villain has his or her own vulnerability.