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" Whether you're an actor, producer, writer, or director, it's all about the story you're going to tell. "

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" I'm extremely proud of my daughter. She's done amazing work. She's worked on herself, which I think is important. "

" I was born Jewish, and I consider that my religion. But I've studied all religions, and as you learn more, you really learn that everyone's praying to the same God. "

" Directors didn't want to work with me because I was 'too controlling.' If it had been a man, it wouldn't have meant a damn thing. "

" A woman opening a movie with no other star is like a miracle. "

" I got a heart tattooed on my foot. It's my first tattoo. "

" My eyes are too big, my nose is too flat, my ears stick out, my mouth is too big and my face is too small... my body is thin as a clarinet and my ankles are so skinny that I wear two pairs of bobby socks because I don't want people to see how thin they are. "

" I don't want to sound like you never feel anything - we've all loved and lost, all had a lot of pain, and we're supposed to. We're humans; it's the way it works. But it's how you manage it, how you manage those tears and that pain. How you are able to get yourself out of it. "

" I believe having religion in your life creates the potential for long-lasting relationships. "

" It's ridiculous to have to base your relationship on money. "

" In relationships, particularly love relationships, people are impatient. "

" I wrote the book because I wanted to be able to share some things that I had learned and as pompous as that may sound, as you get to a certain point in life, you figure so what am I doing? "

" Men are different than women, and men live with - with some very difficult obstacles. I mean, a man, basically, in his true nature, is to spread his seed, and a woman is a gatherer, and that's kind of the way we're - our limbic system is set up, you know. "

" Buddhism is really, one of its main practices is understanding and experiencing compassion, and how that ultimately is a road to happiness. "

" You have to prepare yourself first before you can create any kind of change for your loved ones. "

" People talk about the brain weakening as it ages. Mine feels stronger. "

" I'm not afraid of my femininity and I'm not afraid of my sexuality. "

" My tenacity and determination to be true to the person I had become were sacrosanct. "

" The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are. "

" To me, it's that incredible sense of belonging and peace within your own self and heart that really is joy. "

" My mother was the kind of person who was very much part of her tribe and very much a satellite of her tribe. She was the girl who left her family at the age of 17 and went to Washington. My mother was orphaned at three and then was brought up by my aunt Goldie. So, yes she belonged, but there was a part of her that didn't. "

" I'm a dreamer with lots of energy and a vivid imagination. That's the recipe for becoming an entertainer. "

" I'll bike up the mountain, or I'll do Pilates or spin. "

" Not every relationship works, and that is the truth, and I don't care whether you're a movie star or just a person on the street, normal life. Everybody's normal, relationships are always normal. I think movie stars have a little bit harder time because the cameras are on there all the time. But you have to be who you are. "

" The truth is that no matter how old we are, as long as our mothers are alive, we want our mother. And it's a very powerful relationship if it's healthy. "

" The interesting part of my spiritual life is studying as much as you can. Islam and Buddhism and Hinduism and Shamanism and Judaism, Christianity - you try to learn what the precepts are, what the religion is, and ultimately, it's based in the same thought, it's based in the same outcome, you know. "

" When I started go-go dancing on tables for a living, I didn't want to tell my mom or my dad. I made 25 dollars a night, and I was able to make my rent, with the four girls I lived with. "

" I don't read much, to tell you the truth, about me, you know. I don't read my articles very much or stuff like that, but I have read things upon occasion, and some of it is true, and some of it isn't true, you know. I mean it's just the way it goes, you know. "

" I think journaling is an important, intrinsic experience, and a lot of us don't spend enough time on it. "

" Continuing to listen and grow is important because we get into bad habits in relationships. "

" I'm generally known as a happy person, but years ago, I suffered from panic and anxiety. I've learned to manage the fear and pain. "