If he is a ghost, then it's very disappointing for me, because he is banished in the story, and that could mean that he won't be coming back, and that would be terrible, wouldn't it?

I think the intelligent thing about it is that you have to carefully listen to it all to grasp it, and because I'm not in every scene - colossal disappointment to everybody that it may be - I'm not getting the full picture here today while recording it.

If he is a ghost, then it's very disappointing for me, because he is banished in the story, and that could mean that he won't be coming back, and that would be terrible, wouldn't it?

To tell you the truth, it's a complex piece, so I can't really answer your question at present.

He's psychologically damaged, I suppose, if you stand back and look objectively at him, but then, who isn't?

He has all those different aspects to him, so I can more or less decide as a performer how I'm going to deliver a line in a particular scene, or play a particular scene in total.

Also, from a technical point of view, as you're standing in front of a microphone all day, it's quite a good idea that I should play a laid back sort of character because if he was too frenetic, I'd be exhausted by lunch!

If elected members of any body - whether it's a state house or Congress - were not willing to take career-ending or at least election-losing votes, I would not have the right to vote today.

I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part and discuss it only with consenting adults.

Love is hard to find, hard to keep, and hard to forget.

I come from a country in which I experienced economic collapse.

Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people.

Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave. I never get over being thankful for that - for the courage of my readers.

I hate Shakespeare. I think Shakespeare's rubbish.

Korea's early repayment of the full amount of loans from the IMF is a major milestone.

If you can create a career built on passion, your chances for success, fulfillment, and longevity are far greater than if you take any old job simply for the paycheck.

My father was very abusive, and it was hard for my mother at first to leave because we had depended on him for so long. Sometimes you kind of get adjusted to getting that beating.

When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.

You know, once you've stood up to cancer, everything else feels like a pretty easy fight.

I think Linux is a great thing, because Linux is an alternative to Windows, and because, of all the operating systems that are at all relevant today, Unix is the best of a bad lot.

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Promise me youll always remember Youre braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.

It's a paradox to be an actress, living in the city, taking planes all the time, trying to find the right balance in this life, which is not so eco-friendly, and still try to respect the environment.

Teenagers blithely skip off to uncertain futures, while their parents sit weeping curbside in the Volvo, because the adolescent brain isn't yet formed enough to recognize and evaluate risk.

It's just not a good idea to drink and drive; that is just common sense. But common sense is not that common!

I will keep playing as long as my body lets me, and as long as I'm wanted by my listeners. Because music is the only thing that keeps me going.

What are kings, when regiment is gone, but perfect shadows in a sunshine day?

In terms of the ability to go out and win - this is why you have campaigns. You go out, and you take your issues to voters, and you put them out there, and people respond, or they don't.

I read to my children, and now they love to read. I encourage parents to carve out just 20 minutes a day. It helps you learn more about them, and really opens the door for you to speak into their life!

A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.

Throughout his presidency, Clinton made a point of getting close - physically and emotionally - to the people whose problems his administration was working to solve.