"Study your thoughts and question them. What am I telling myself that is keeping me stuck or holding me back? What is this pattern of thinking that says I'm less than I am, which is absolute magnificence? It's our thoughts that hold us back."

“If you apologize because you are afraid, then you are a child not a man.”

“I never slept outside of my home.”

Source : "Spanglish’ Actress’ Talent Translates Well". Interview with Hugh Hart, www.sfgate.com. December 12, 2004.

“By now, with all our modern technology, there should be no poverty left on earth.”

“When you know what's important, it's a lot easier to ignore what's not.”

“A novel must give a sense of permanence as well as a sense of life.”

“For eight years I did effects for other movies until I got my movie made”

“You can't buy something which does not exist. In a way, let's make things exist and then judge later. Don't cancel the process of creativity too early; let it flow.”

Source : CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. July 24, 2008.

“My mother is Italian and my dad's Irish. In my family, we're expressive. Nobody holds back.”

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