"I have loved music since I was a baby and had the chance to begin early. At 14 I had my first band, a quartet, and then many others until I was 19 playing Beatles, Rolling Stones, Mamas & The Papas, Crosby, Stills... today we'd call them "cover bands"

“Success is nothing without someone you love to share it with.”

“Just like I find men who talk sports who don't really know sports annoying, I think men might find women who don't really have a true passion and knowledge of sports maybe not so attractive.”

“Do not expect human beings to reward you, don't even think about it, just LOVE, because you know at the end of the day it will be God who will give you the reward.”

“What surprises me most about God is that the creator of the universe should want a relationship with me.”

“I don't think I'm the world's most die-hard sci-fi fan, but I definitely grew up watching 'Star Trek' religiously - all of them: the original, 'Next Generation,' 'Deep Space Nine,' 'Voyager.' I think sci-fi has an important place in the cinema world. Fantasy is a big part of why films actually exist.”

Source : "Olivia Thirlby Talks Loving Her 'Flawed' Character In ‘Nobody Walks,’ More ‘Dredd’ & Her 5 Favorite Performances" by Jen Vineyard, www.indiewire.com. October 18, 2012.

“I don’t have a problem with someone using their talents to become successful, I just don’t think the highest calling is success. Things like freedom and the expansion of knowledge are beyond success, beyond the personal. Personal success is not wrong, but it is limited in importance, and once you have enough of it it is a shame to keep striving for that, instead of for truth, beauty, or justice.”

“Well, my hand never fell off, and within no time, I was bowling competitively in leagues and tournaments.”

“Fiction is about feeling, which is to say that short stories are about all of us.”