“My mother says I didn’t open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked.”

I used to think that drinking would help my shyness, but all it did was exaggerate all the negative qualities.

I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too – for being married so many times.

I love to be casual and comfortable, but I also love the easy glamour of wearing jewelry all the time.

No matter what happens, I’m loud, noisy, earthy and ready for much more living.

I do enjoy life, I really do. Especially if I wake up the next day.

Michael Jackson is part of my heart. We would do anything for each other.

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.

You can be fat and still be sexy . It all depends on how you feel about yourself.

Now is the time for guts and guile.

I’ve always admitted that I’m ruled by my passions.

Big girls need big diamonds.

Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream.

The things that are important to me – being a mother, a businesswoman, an activist – are all things that were borne out of great passion.

Everything makes me nervous – except making films.

I don’t have a short temper, I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.

Just in case you get pneumonia or die. The dangerous bits are always the last days of shooting.

Muses are born from a soul that is aching but I would sacrifice the most beautiful art if I could stop one heart from breaking.

She was born to be imperfectly real, and never needed to pretend.

If I’m reborn, let my soul find yours again, so our missing pieces can connect and we can become whole.

We’re the mirror of the cosmos, where stars collapse, born, and fade in unison.

A woman of integrity I swallow stones I used to throw grace was daunting until I surrendered then everything changed a woman was made.

They saw her beaten and broken I saw the birth of a warrior.

After your death, you will be what you were before your birth.

Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.