The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.

All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men and in this respect artists might well be regarded as man multiplied by two. So it is, was, and shall be.

When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.

A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century.

I really don't spend any time on the Internet, so I guess I live a little under a rock in that respect.

Acting is something I love. It's a great craft that I have a lot of respect for. But I don't think it's any greater challenge than teaching 8-year-olds or any other career. In my life, I try not to make it more important than it is and I just hope that rubs off on the people around me.

So it's kind of nervous to be in this situation, but at the same time you look at all those actors and the work that they've done, I've been in bigger films than all of them and still kept my integrity and still kept my respect.

I turned down twelve films last year... Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work.

I like messing around, and I like working with artists who I respect.