"I've always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I always played the mom and I played my sister as the daughter. I wanted to be an actress on television and movies instead of just around the house."

"I never get scared making these kinds of movies because it's all make-believe, but I did cry when I saw the finished version of Man On Fire because it is so sad."

"I think I really like psychology because my job is all about getting inside another person's mind and thoughts."

"No not really, it is just like real life. Not everyday you are happy and not everyday you are sad."

"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."

"I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame."

"The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life."

"I think people are realizing that engineering and science are extremely good degrees to get and you'll be very highly paid once you've got them."