“Based on the people l've spoken to, I think the impression is: Is America safer from Al Qaeda? Yes. Is America weaker as a nation because we have overspent and over-focused on Al Qaeda? Yes. I think that would be the conclusion that people seem to have come to and that I tend to agree with.”

“Becoming an actress takes a lot longer than being a star. I don't want to be a star. I want to be an actress. I want to build a career.”