My dad was a big admirer of Sergeant York stories from the First World War.
My dad is extremely successful, so I've seen the money and luxury growing up. I'm nowhere close to his stature.
It's not like I don't have my own wants and dreams anymore - it's just that the kids come first. It's primal.
I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true.
My mom taught me to go after my dreams. I have this faith in myself that I must have gotten from her.
I always had dreams. I knew I wanted to have money to buy things at the flea market. That's worked out well.
I can't sing but I can understand wanting to keep a balance, trying to pursue dreams, while creating a stable environment for my children.
'Portlandia' is the most fun show. When I get a breakdown of what the arc of the story is going to be, I could never in my wildest dreams anticipate the direction.
I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free.
So, I think that Marilyn, what she gave the world, and in many ways Kennedy too, was that they had dreams and they didn't allow anybody to take away their dreams.
Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it's not a product; it's an understanding of human nature.
First thing I do in the morning is give thanks to God for another day, and then turn to HLN News or ESPN to see what's going on in the world.
I gained a great deal from the period during which I worked in theater and I value those things a great deal.
Hand-drawn animation is something that I feel really strongly about. A Pixar movie may be really great, but it looks like it was drawn by a machine.
I have a great deal of difficulty recognizing faces, especially if I haven't - if I've just met somebody, it's hopeless.
Sunglasses are great, but I always feel a bit pretentious wearing sunglasses. I mean, I do love to wear them.
What's great about documentary, it seems to me, is that it can be experimental filmmaking. You have a license to do a lot of diverse things under the umbrella of 'documentary.'
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
For any filmmaker who has just released a film and who is experiencing some measure of success, the temptation can be great to respond to every screening request that comes in.
I found it marvelous that the great supporters of America in Europe are, of course, those countries that American consistency and firmness in the Cold War ended up liberating.
That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them.
