It's sad when you say a $30 million film is an inexpensive film, but it is.

Go find your joy. It's what you're going to remember in the end.

On the Hugh Grant romance rumours: We're not dating and I'm not pregnant. We have not kissed or touched. We have not fought and broken up.

I can't cry on demand. I need to feel what I'm feeling. I can't just say, 'Give me a moment' and then cry.

Now, I love men, but I don't need to always be talking about them.

Actually, they [ Hilary Clinton or Donald Trump] are doing pretty well on their own. They don't need my character to step in.

I think a lot of actors, comedians, musicians, artists are drawn to this world, because you're allowed to excavate whatever it is that you're struggling with, and hopefully turn it into art.

My mother was ahead of her time as a woman.

The people I find most beautiful are the ones who aren't trying.

I'm a good actress. That's why you know me as likable.

Yeah, I'm nervous. I'm wearing heels in public for crying out loud.

I love people in elements that they're not used to.

People who do comedy really are the nastiest people on the planet.

People order clothes out of a catalogue, put it on an actor and everything is generic.

Did I really earn this, or did I just wear you all down?

Motherhood is beautiful. Everything [my son] does makes me so happy.

If you don't have kids and animals, you don't truly know what life is about.

I don't understand women who try to be glamour queens.

It's such a joy to be able to play someone who is angry. It's a joy and a relief.

Not everything has to be immediate.

Does age matter? Time doesn't matter.

The truth is in the kisses.

Life is not made up of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years, but of moments. You must experience each one before you can appreciate it.

Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest.

The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers But above all The world needs dreamers who do.

Success in life is not how well we execute Plan A; it's how smoothly we cope with Plan B.

Not having money to spend doesn’t mean we can’t have well-spent moments every day. (42)

Always remember, it’s simply not an adventure worth telling if there aren’t any dragons.

This is how women self-sabotage and self-destruct. Unless we have constant witnesses to our hard work, we are convinced we pull off every day of our lives through smoke and mirrors. (27)

Let passion be your muse. Let her guide and teach you to trust your instincts.

Celebrate the Sacred in the ordinary.

Every day offers us simple gifts when we are willing to search our hearts for the place that's right for each of us. (January 15)

Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.

Live for the event, not the outcome.

Remember, no matter what life throws at us, we can always bake a cake!

Always remember that striving and struggling precede success, even in the dictionary.

Never forget that all you have is all you need.

If you want your life to come together, you have to start treating yourself better.

Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart.

Any self-prompt that reminds you to focus on flow not ebb, contributes to your greater sense of abundance. (53)

You only live once—but if you work it right, once is enough. —JOE E. LEWIS

Not every one of our desires can be immediately gratified. We’ve got to learn to wait patiently for our dreams to come true, especially on the path we’ve chosen.

Little changes [and] little choices add up to be revolutionary changes in your life.

You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life.

Whether you realize it or not, you have lived many lives, and each one has left an indelible mark on your soul.

Sometimes a person has to go back, really back—to have a sense, an understanding of all that’s gone to make them—before they can go forward. —PAULE MARSHALL

Each life experience leaves a layer of memory like a deposit of sediment: things we’ve loved and moments of contentment we’ve cherished that when recalled, reveal glimmers of our true selves.

The key to loving how you live is in knowing what it is you truly love.

Consider the track record of your naysayers. How many dreams have they successfully brought into this world?

If it’s not authentically you, live without it.