American Quotes

I'm kind of an insomniac and watch TV late at night.

I love being with my family, my friends, and my boyfriend.

I like somebody who makes me laugh. He's also got to be prepared - I'm sort of a loose cannon, in a good way. I also like people who disagree with me and make me work to prove my point.

You can know what's in your life when you know what's in your heart.

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.

A society in which vocation and job are separated for most people gradually creates an economy that is often devoid of spirit, one that frequently fills our pocketbooks at the cost of emptying our souls.

We come to love not by finding a perfect person but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.

Learn what pitch you can hit good; then wait for that pitch.

I keep my eyes clear and I hit 'em where they ain't.

Wherever I went, crowds appeared again, and I started making solo albums for the first time in my career.

The only way to enjoy golf is to be a masochist. Go out and beat yourself to death.

It was a fine cast and lots of fun to make, but they did the damn thing on the cheap. The backdrops had holes in them, and it was shot on the worst film stock.

As long as I can sing halfway decent, I'd rather sing than act. There's nothing like being in good voice, feeling good, having good numbers to do and having a fine orchestra.

Unless you're flat out dead, you have to think of some other questions like: what's on the other side? It brings up issues of God, or no God. How does he play into this? Or he, or she, or it? How does it all play into this?

I'll always stand by the first 'Batman'. Even for its imperfections, people will never know how hard that movie was to do. A lot of that still holds up.

I played a lot of sports when I was a kid so I get in that ballgame mindset of being really, really respectful, but at same time saying to yourself, 'Don't back down a single inch, hang with these guys if you can.' If they throw it high and tight you have to stand in there, you can't take yourself o

High energy creates more energy, more energy, more energy. It kicks off synapses, I guess. It opens up your brain and you think of one thing after another thing, after another. You can really open yourself up comedically, which is fun.

From an art perspective, I don't know how you get better than 'Beetlejuice.' In terms of originality and a look, it's 100% unique.

There comes a point in your life when you realize how quickly time goes by, and how quickly it has gone. Then it really speeds up exponentially. With that, I think you start to put a lot of things into context; you start to see how huge the world is, and really, the universe.

My mother was a listener. I'm a talker. I'm very comfortable talking.

My mother always said that everyone should be required to write an autobiography of their lives.

It's not fun to see myself in the mirror.

I've done all kinds of things I said I wouldn't do and, of course, now I'm glad. Thrilled.

I'm not a wine connoisseur, but I do like a glass or two at night.

I'm a lot of fun on a date.

I'm a hoarder. For me, documentation has always been key, and I've kept everything from my past.

I wish I had put myself out there a little bit more and experienced people more instead of protecting myself.

I used to listen to Judy Garland all the time - I love Judy Garland and her music. But I started to realize that if you keep singing like that, singing songs of being victimized by love over and over and over again, it can't help but have a profound effect on your life.

I think that people who are famous tend to be underdeveloped in their humanity skills.

I spent a lot of time protecting myself. I mean, I've met a lot of extraordinary people over the years - and I just wish I had been able to open myself up to them more.