"We laugh heartily to see a whole flock of sheep jump because one did so. Might not one imagine that superior beings do the same, and for exactly the same reason?"

“My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing I've said.”

“There are two main jobs in acting - the first one is to be a good actor, and the second one is to convince everyone that you're a good actor.”

“When temptation comes your way, name that boastful, deceitful giant “Goliath!” and do with it as David did to the Philistine of Gath.”

“Without virtue, happiness cannot be.”

“The most basic barrier was language itself, very few Americans in Iraq whether soldiers or diplomats or news paper reporters could speak more than a few words of Arabic. A remarkable number of them didn't even have translators. That meant for many Iraqis the typical 19 year old army corporal from South Dakota was not a youthful innocent carrying Americas good will, he was a terrifying combination of firepower and ignorance.”

“One could judge the degree of civilization of a country by the social and political position of its women”

“I was a very good girl for a long time, that's what really drew me to acting. The stage was the perfect place to be outrageous, to be sad, to be angry, to be all these different things.”

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

“It requires real strength to love Man. And to love him despite all invitations to do otherwise, all provocations and all reasons why one should not.”