“It’s what I learn from the great actors that I work with. Stillness. That’s all and that’s the hardest thing.”

Studies have shown kids have a greater chance for lifelong success if they know how to read by the third grade.

You are never too old to have a revelation.

There is tangible fear in the unknown, but we can all do our part and take steps to help.

I’ve learned that with all the advantages that come with being a grown up comes responsibility. Responsibility to be true to yourself, responsibility to honor those who came before you and responsibility to those who will come after you.

Write something insightful. Say Morgan Freeman said it. Win at internet.

Audiences believe what you believe. It’s a matter of believing yourself. If I believe me, then you’ve got no choice. None at all.

So if I believe in God, and I do, it’s because I think I’m God.

When you have made your choice, it is providence that is your guide. Good, bad, or indifferent. Your fate lies in that.

Just that working with Clint again is like coming home.

Proud to live in a world where someone who looks like me can be president.

Is there a movie I think I should have won the Oscar for? Yeah. All of them.

We all have a part to play in the story of change.

Life often can feel like shifting sands, but if we choose to pivot with it, there is a revelation that we are not the same people we used to be.

The trick to any profession is making it look easy.

Did you just call me old? I really prefer the word ‘experienced’.

I don’t get off on romantic parts. But I often think if I had had my dental work done early on, well, maybe.

Most of all, I want to thank my father, up there, the man who when I said I wanted to be an actor, he said, ‘Wonderful. Just have a back-up profession like welding.’

I’m not Blockbuster Boy.

Dreaming about being an actress is more exciting than being one.

My tramp is made up of mimicry.

But I always feel that whatever I do, I could do better. I suppose it is perfectionism.

I think in many ways Johnny English is a more believable character.

I don’t really like dressing up. Some people probably think actresses dress up everywhere they go. I’m in sweatpants half the time with my hair in a ponytail.

I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That’s what our purpose is in this business. You’re merchandised, you’re a product. You’re sold and it’s based on sex. But that’s okay. I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded.