I have one message for young musicians around the world: Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard.
I joined Walt Disney, went to work, December 2nd 1935, so obviously, I'm not too young!
As a single mum I have to work, so I'm grateful to have the help of a wonderful and trusted nanny like I had when I was young.
The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.
There's a tendency to think that young designers only do fantasy fashion, but I'm more interested in making clothes that women can afford.
Today's young women don't really see inequities until they go out into the real world.
I feel very strongly that young women have regressed a little bit. But I do get all preachy about it.
Today, American women bear an average of 2.2 children that live to adulthood. Across most of Europe, women bear even fewer young.
I started writing because I got so frustrated that there weren't enough plays that had roles for young black women in them.
I'm really inspired by playing strong women. Anything that I can be a part of like that, to be a role model for young women.
I reject the idea that when young women make choices with which we disagree, they are acting without autonomy.
I get so much mail from young women saying that they are so insecure when they look at me, but they don't realize all of the flaws that I have.
It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.
What President Bush did in his doctrine of preemptive strike and in his war in Afghanistan and in Iraq was to turn even his allies in Europe negatively toward America.
My father comes from a generation of film that actors my age don't even know about, which is really sad.
Actors' performances do not stand alone in any film, live action or whatever.
Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have.
I realised success as an actor alone wouldn't make me happy. I needed to explore my spiritual side in more depth.
It's important to say that actors can't act alone, it's impossible. What we have to do is support each other.
That's an amazing gift as an actor - to be able to say I have an audience in so many countries in the world and that people know my work.
I didn't ever think about being an actor. But I fell in love with it when I realized how amazing, difficult, and interesting it is.
