Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
You can achieve great things when depend more on God.
If there is one thing worse than self-pity, it was other people's pity.
I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the absolute best.
There's no such thing as a life that is not normal, or, there's no such thing as a life that is not abnormal. We all have amazing lives; we all have very dull lives.
When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.
I trust people to be human. Sometimes you do things that make amazing amounts of sense; sometimes you do things that don't make any sense whatsoever.
A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf, if it's for others deserving of your anger, your empathy.
The first thing you must know as an actor or director is the space you will inhabit. See the architecture; imagine where things can happen in space.
I hope what I do has an art to it, and as an artist you have to try new things and keep yourself entertained.
My parents weren't artistic, but I was always surrounded by beautiful things. And Mexico is a country which has experienced thousands of years of art and culture.
We take art, and I love all that. But I also like science for some reason. I just like finding out why things happen.
It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands.
Art doesn't just happen by accident. It is about pulling out new tricks and trying new things.
Just do the next right thing. Then repeat indefinitely.
Some things aren't meant to be known. Only believed.
There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.
I learned that being a mother takes a lot of energy.
Anti-intellectualism is one thing, but faith in wrongheaded pseudointellectualism is far worse.
A break up is the closest thing to bereavement
A philosophy untouched by the shadows on the wall can only yield a sterile utopia.
