Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no.
All of my work is influenced by fairy tales, and I hope my work shows Hans Christian Anderson's influence.
When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your body - it's a blessing.
All the lessons you learn in film school from the people you hate are always the ones that are important. The lessons you think are great and thankful for never end up meaning anything to you.
I got a little house in East L.A. and did the gardening. I was doing some acting here and there, doing my own thing... getting back to reality.
My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didn't take it out of my garden.
What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue.
Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking.
There is no way in my right mind I would contemplate running 26 miles-plus unless it involved a chase with Pamela Anderson.
Todd Anderson: [standing on his desk] Oh captain, my captain.
[last lines] Agent Ward: You wanna drive, Rupert? Agent Anderson: Yeah.
Anderson: Did you make a speech like that the night you beat your wife?
What I like to do when I get to a new place is buy local music early on and listen to it while we're driving around. I think it helps explain and illuminate the culture of where you are if local music is playing.
Here's a new 'Blessing' for our time -- 'May Anderson Cooper never be sent to report on town!
Drug discovery is terribly expensive, just to find out how one drug could or could not work and all its side effects.
A child needs to be listened to and talked to at 3 and 4 and 5 years of age. Parents should not wait for the sophisticated conversation of a teenager.
I want to do films and have my name mentioned next to Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino. I don't want my name mentioned next to other rappers at all.
My husband and I go to Il Fico every Friday, and I get the whole-wheat pizza. I won't eat pizza anywhere else!
Wes Anderson grew up in Houston, and he and I talk about Manhattan in similar ways, as a kind of fantasy world.
I exercise three to four times a week, doing the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves toning and strengthening our small muscle groups.
Sarah Vaughan is one of my greatest heroes. She personifies what an artist is all about, taking risks, daring to go beyond the boundaries of safety and convention. It takes courage to share your vulnerability.
