"As a younger actor coming up, I wanted to be in films. There's something special about being on film sets; there's an excitement; the people in every department are passionate about what they do."

“I really like the complexity of jazz, the emotional depth; I feel like there's no other music that's really as satisfying as jazz.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“I have 2 weapons; my arms, my legs and my brain.”

“The amateur software engineer is always in search of magic.”

Source : Grady Booch, Robert Maksimchuk, Michael Engle, Jim Conallen, Kelli Houston (2007). “Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications”, p.339, Pearson Education

“I was not put here to be a background character in someone else's movie!”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“I learnt not to be desperate in bad times, and I am learning not to be bullish when times are good.”

Source : "Dynasty calls". www.economist.com. May 08, 2008.

“I find it more than a little disingenuous to act as if keeping slaves was something that set Thomas Jefferson apart from all mankind.”

Source : "Amazon.com Review: Questions for Annette Gordon-Reed". www.amazon.com.

“I had highfalutin ideas about being a serious actress when I was 16, 17, and first signed at Universal. I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.”

Source : "Piper Laurie White Christmas" by Edvins Beitiks, www.sfgate.com. December 17, 1998.

“There is no way of steering successfully between a failed situation and a failed self except by stopping and taking our bearings.”

Source : Jo Coudert (2003). “Advice from a Failure”, p.70, iUniverse