Being an actor in L.A. is like being in prison: you go, you serve your time, you try to replicate Johnny Depp's career - and then you move to Paris.
In all known time there has never been a greater monster or miracle than the human being.
As human beings, we are all not conducting just one narrative but many narratives all at the same time.
I was very fascinated by the time when firearms went from being fire sticks to being something people could use to hunt and to survive.
Whenever a female takes a strong stand for herself, the majority of the time they have to really, really narrow it down to being feminine and wearing dresses and just being lipstick chic.
When I got pregnant, I had to concentrate on being pregnant for a whole nine months, even though I knew it was ruining my career at the time.
David: Father, are you sure she's a supreme being?
Charlie: Touch my friends again and I'll blind you.
Patrick: Are you baked? Charlie: Like a cake! That's what Bob said.
One thing I know about the rich, being rich, is that you can take money from me and tomorrow, I'm still going to be rich.
You couldn't pay me enough money to go back to being 20. So many tears; what a nightmare it was. It's much better being older.
Being willing to donate the taxpayers' money is not the same as being willing to put your own money where your mouth is.
A character, their ability or inability to laugh at themselves should always be a very, very conscious choice. It's a very big key to the nature of a human being.
I'm probably the furthest from being romantic that you've ever seen; I'm not even close to being romantic in any way until I have to be.
The idea of being a novelist is really romantic, but it's kind of the same as being president of the United States - it's not gonna happen.
There are lots of people I admire and respect, but I don't necessarily want to be like them. I'm too happy being myself.
I do think that, at one time, being an actress was the equivalent almost of being a prostitute. It garnered roughly the same respect. That's changed a lot, thank goodness.
I always envisioned myself being a rapper and being in the game and having success, but you never know what it feels like or how you're going to be when you're there.
If you don't deal with your shadows, you are condemned to repeat the same mistake over and over, as a human being or as a society.
Being biracial is sort of like being in a secret society. Most people I know of that mix have a real ability to be in a room with anyone, black or white.
You develop a sympathy for all human beings when you travel a lot.
