Her Quotes

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

When the TV version of Annie came on, I was drawn to it. It was the struggle of this poor kid in this environment and how her life changed. It immediately resonated.

My mom knows pretty well how I see her.

Madonna can still produce a catchy pop song, but she hasn't expanded her artistic vocabulary since the 1990s. Her concerts are glitzy extravaganzas of special effects overkill. She leaves little space in them for emotional depth or unscripted rapport with the audience.

What will not woman, gentle woman dare; when strong affection stirs her spirit up?

A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.

I'm really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I'm really excited to be playing her, and overall, I'm really excited to be getting back to my acting roots.

Looked like she was a cold dish with a man until you got her pants down, then she'd explode.

I had a great time making the last movie, 'Eclipse.' We shot my back-story stuff from the 1930's. But I was waiting for 'Breaking Dawn' because I love the relationship Rosalie has with Jacob and the rest of her family and Bella. She also provides comic relief.

I have had much to learn from Sweden's poetry and, more especially, from her lyrics of the last generation.

I remember a specific moment, watching my grandmother hang the clothes on the line, and her saying to me, 'you are going to have to learn to do this,' and me being in that space of awareness and knowing that my life would not be the same as my grandmother's life.

Besides, I have a sister who's straight. And I want her to know that I love her and support her.

Mrs Woolf's complaint should be addressed to her creator, who made her, rather than me.

I never thought I'd be doing poetry books. I never really studied poetry. But the first one I did was after my mother died, and I realized that people sort of think and talk about her style and fashion, but in fact, what made her the person she was was really her love of reading and ideas.

Rosemary was a little nervous about going onstage, but she went on with us. I saw her at a party, and a couple of months later they called me about doing the act.

Michelle Obama was asked when life begins. According to her it's when she and Barack take over the White House.

That strong mother doesn't tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.

The narrative constructs the identity of the character, what can be called his or her narrative identity, in constructing that of the story told. It is the identity of the story that makes the identity of the character.

And often it would be a woman who was in her 70s or 80s who would win the beauty contest, because bound feet never age.

It's important when you're married not to forget those things you used to do when you were trying to get her to marry you. You can't send flowers and buy gifts then, when you're married, say, 'Right, get my tea on'. That doesn't go down well. So you've got to keep that level of interest going.

She was my first love, and I loved her as only a boy loves.

When a man has been consistently battering his wife, he shouldn't expect a bouquet of roses from her the morning after he promises to stop.

I wanted to make a human monster. His name is Coffin Baby. The idea is based on a group of people from Pasadena whose names I can't mention. His mother died and during the funeral, this baby came out of her in the coffin.

I've seen some great write ups and I emailed her the other night because I saw her on an awards show recently.

Heather knows why and when her marriage ended with Richie and she knows why my marriage ended with Charlie.

She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.

I don't think this is the end of Oprah, it's only the beginning. I have a feeling that she'll probably have her own station, and continue to do what she does.

When a man makes a woman his wife, it's the highest compliment he can pay her, and it's usually the last.

I will confess I am a great wingman. Since I have a girlfriend, I'll start the night with her, but then I'll help out the guys by making them sound like the most incredible guys in the world.

I believe that everybody has the right to view his or her own body as a palette. However, I think intellectuals should at least try to be role models.