I hated my whole childhood, hated it, hated it, hated it. There was no place for me.
— Sandra Bullock
No one has proof that I know of, that a higher power exists, yet a major portion of the world believes in it and relies on it in faith in trust, in what that is. Where is the science in that? And yet you have incredible belief in that.
In our film business, they say it's recession-proof, but there's no such thing. I think what it's done is there's been an increase in demand for high-quality product. If you understand the business side of it, there's a way to balance it.
If you can't categorize a film for a studio, it's really difficult for them to wrap their heads around it and give you the money.
I don't want an opportunity to go missing because of my lack of organization.
Failing is what we do, or stumbling is what we do on a daily basis.
If a studio sees that a female can bring in audiences, then they're going to make movies with that person.
I was always longing to do, emotionally and physically, what my male counterparts always got to do. I just felt envious, every time I saw a movie that I was in awe of, and it was usually a male lead. And those kinds of roles weren't available. They just weren't being written.
I need to know how the clock is made after you tell me what time it is. I want to know all the details so I can understand how it works.
Every movie is a love story.
False expectations take away joy.
I don't want to be seen as the kind of person who does things and then expects publicity in return.
I don't think we spend enough time in silence, just realizing what's floating around in our noggin.
Why is marriage the pinnacle for everyone? People get married for the wrong reasons. We need to start looking at different packages, whether it's living together, or being with six partners, or dedicating your life to taking care of flowers.
Sure, I've done movies in which I was embarrassed by my performance, or might not have cared for a co-star. Then I'd have to tell lies, like, 'Oh, we love each other; everything was perfect!'
Would I like to go into space? No. Maybe I'd do it when I'm old and have done everything else on this planet.
If you can't pronounce it, you probably shouldn't be putting it in your body or in your environment.
Y'know, every relationship is different. There are good marriages, bad marriages, connected partners, unconnected partners.
I don't think we are the only planet that has life.
It's sad when you say a $30 million film is an inexpensive film, but it is.
It's just too much if you make your career everything. It is everything when you're doing it. But you have to find things you love just as much.
I believe that every human being has mental challenges.
There weren't roles for females in comedies for a really long time.
Composing means you have a beginning, middle and end and a fluidity to what you're doing.
Anyone who has been given the gift of being opposite an actor who gives and gives, it just makes you better.
Latinos, Asians, African-Americans, women - we're all trying to find our place in this world of cinema and television and theater. And the great thing with comedy is that most of the time, you could be orange. It doesn't matter, as long you're funny.
I hope they invent a machine in which you type in the age you want to be, and it lifts and separates everything nonsurgically.
Half of my family has a deep-rooted connection to the South and Louisiana, and for me, New Orleans is one of our most precious, historic communities: visually, emotionally, artistically.
The only man who has stolen my heart is my son.
I haven't always acted or reacted in a way that made me proud, but I didn't make that same mistake twice, and I think that's what I love about adversity is that it always reminds me of what's really valuable in life.
I don't understand why there needs to be a love interest to make women go see a film. I think society sort of makes us feel that way - that if you don't have a guy, you're worthless.
I've made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them.
I've been on the floor and I've been heartbroken. I didn't know how I was going to stand up. But I just gave it time.
The good mamas are often tough mamas.
I will make myself sick on films, just because you want everything to be right. I can't sleep if something hasn't been done or is out of place.
I think Benjamin Bratt is the most dreamy... he's dreamy! And I love the fact that he's got this Peruvian heritage; he's absolutely striking.
There is a difference between executive producing and producing. Producing, you have no life for two years. You take everything personally, you want to kill everyone, you're depressed and angry, and then in the end you feel excited when it actually works. But executive producing, you can go home at the end of the day.
The universe, it balances. It makes sure you don't get a head that's too big. I love it.
To me, the good thing about living in L.A. is diversity in lifestyle choices, color, and religion.
I feel like when you have an unauthorized police badge and something that looks like it could be a concealed weapon in the small of your back that when you, someone crosses you, pisses you off, road rage, I think just the slight badge and the little moving away of the jacket and not losing eye contact does amazing things.
I've always said that the experience of meeting an artist that you are in awe of and that you hope to create with one day is usually disappointing because you put them up on a pedestal, and then you're like, 'Wow, that's not a nice person.'
I've never been a blind romantic.
You can't really dance properly to James Brown. If you dance to James Brown, you look like an idiot. There's a lot of jerking.
I would say if you are going to party, show up on time to work.
I find that with some girls, the words 'work' and 'education' have gotten a bad rap.
Every single second of every single day... I don't know if I feel like a bad mom, but at the end of the day I'm always plagued with, 'Did I do enough? Should I go in a different direction?'
I will do comedy until the day I die: inappropriate comedy, funny comedy, gender-bending, twisting comedy, whatever comedy is out there.
Once a waitress, always a waitress.
Uniqueness was something my mother pounded into me.
Lemons clean everything. It's the greatest disinfectant.
