When we come to judge others it is not by ourselves as we really are that we judge them, but by an image that we have formed of ourselves from which we have left out everything that offends our vanity or would discredit us in the eyes of the world.
I don't make big grand gestures, generally.
I am a better mother for having something in my life and not just my children.
I'm not perfect. But clothes help. A good bra with some underwire definitely helps a lot!
I'm a sappy mom now. I didn't think I would be. I thought I'd be a cool mom who keeps everything in perspective.
If I start going back to church, I'd have to stop the smoking and drinking, and I wouldn't be able to curse any more.
I can't cultivate a relationship with my child if it's between takes. I tried that on a movie and realized, 'This is not going to work. ' It will work some of the year, but not 12 months a year.
He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.
My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.
Be the compromise you want to see in the world.
There's a kind of acting that goes on in my head when I'm writing a character where I put myself in their place.