“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.”

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.

I gave a very dear friend of mine my humanitarian award. Because you don’t need an award to be, or not be, a humanitarian.

I use my fame now when I want to help a cause or other people.

I’ve never thought of my jewelry as trophies. I’m here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians of beauty.

I want it all quickly ’cause I don’t want God to stop and think and wonder if I’m getting more than my share.

Money is the best deodorant.

You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal.

You can’t choose between right and wrong by taking a census.

Seems like we always spend the best part of our time just saying goodbye.

I’ve been through it all, baby, I’m mother courage.

When people really understand it’s do or die . If we work hard and pull through, it’s going to be a great outcome; people will give it everything they’ve got.

I’m one of those people who fiercely guards their privacy, so I hate doing interviews.

My job is to help more people have jobs.

All I know about music is that not many people ever really hear it.

Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

Reality is just a crutch for people who can’t cope with drugs.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.