But I've always felt a need to have a life which is completely separate - at least as far as possible - from the kind of illusory lifestyle that comes with being a celebrity.

I'm the type who'd rather not work than work on something I'm not into. I've done that a couple of times, and I feel like I can totally see it in my performance.

I don't hang out with agents and producers and I'm not into the business side at all.

What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and they just seem to think it's okay to do it, like you're public property.

I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time.

It's an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk.

I have this sense that I didn't really start growing up until my twenties.

You can't pay enough money to... cure that feeling of being broken and confused.

I think I'm probably a better sport. You tend to really just freak when you lose. You have a real hard time with it.

Since half of all trees cut go to making paper, the only meaningful way to address destruction of our forest is to change the way paper is made.

There's just something extraordinary about that Selma Hayek.

If we're living in a free country,we should be free to do what we want to do if we're not hurting anyone else or their property. Why should I be incarcerated if I'm doing something that doesn't hurt anyone else?

I've been in so many good movies that I felt like nobody saw; it's a pretty dreadful feeling.

There are a helluva lot more of us who care about our environment in the world than we realize. We're the majority, and we can do something about that

When you make love, you must be making love.

The only way to get a serious message across is through comedy

I like crying. And now I not only wanna cry and show my crying to other people, I wanna just split myself down the middle and open my guts and just throw everything out!

We don't get the greatest tools to deal with anger. It's like, 'Hey, count to 10.' When someone really upsets me, how do I respond? I don't usually start counting to 10 and breathing deeply.

I’m not a Twinkie lover. I don’t do sugar or dairy either.

I think it's wonderful to be here. And what a beautiful city you have here.

I suppose maybe [Wilson] would be a better person if he were able to censor himself, but then he wouldn't be as interesting.

It's an odd beast, fame. It's got multiple personalities.

[Wilson] has this strange inability to censor himself, and he'll say these things that are sometimes quite caustic or end up creating some kind of violent reaction, you know. But, you know, I admire that.

Natural Born Killers is really a misunderstood romantic comedy.

I wish I'd done 'Dumb and Dumber.' I was offered the part, but I don't think I'd have been better than Jeff Daniels was. Another film I wish I'd done was 'Jerry Maguire.'

I really liked playing [Wilson]. I started to really - I mean, I think the thing about him is he's not really a curmudgeon, he's very gregarious. And he's a people person.

We've killed a million Iraqis since the start of the Gulf war - mostly by blocking humanitarian aid.

I think the world's still gonna be here in another 10, 20 years. But I'm not feeling great about things ecologically.

The only thing that's problematic is the constant explaining, the constant need to kind of go, No, I don't want that because of such and such. I feel like I'm a pain in the ass, and I don't like being difficult.

I'm an anarchist and I do think things such as Occupy Wall Street are about getting a little closer to the solution.

I'm not a time person. A watch is not good for me.

I think I've been an incredible example to my kids of what not to do.

I'm one of those actors who is going to come in with 2,500 ideas. You can shoot down 2,499, but one of them you're going to like.

It's the best thing going, parenthood.

I've been vegan for about 10 and a half years. It's been all good. I'm obviously much healthier

This is a racist and imperialist war. The warmongers who stole the White House have hijacked a nation's grief and turned it into a perpetual war on any non-white country they choose to describe as terrorist.

Ive always believed the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

Any movie's only as good as the director.

It’s not who you want to spend Friday night with. It’s who you want to spend all day Saturday with.

And you call yourselves a bowling alley?

I admire people who just speak the truth.

A moment of realization is worth a thousand prayers.

The forests are the lungs of the world. I’ve always believed if you breathe, you’re an environmentalist.

You know you are in love when the two of you can go grocery shopping together.

It's not terrible, people telling you you're great; what's terrible is when you start believing it.

I don't believe in politics. I'm an anarchist, I guess you could say. I think people could be just fine looking after themselves.

I do sometimes lecture people about what they're eating, but that's only if they ask me.

I try to apply the organic concept to my clothes and bedding as well. There's nothing like swimming in organic cotton sheets.

I try not to spend too much time with regret, although I wish I'd had more hang time with my dad.

I wish I'd done 'Dumb and Dumber.' I was offered the part, but I don't think I'd have been better than Jeff Daniels was. Another film I wish I'd done was 'Jerry Maguire.'