"My father always told me I should be a writer, and I found I loved writing my autobiography; writing is such an interesting process."

"I want a big career, a big man, and a big life. You have to think big - that's the only way to get it... I just couldn't stand being anonymous."

"There are people who are suffering beyond description. They are innocent people, they didn't bring this upon themselves. They are the victims of the sins of other people. And while it's hard to see, it's important to understand that these people exist."

"I don't think you can be a Catholic without an accompanying measure of guilt."

"There was no way I could live in Hollywood and not become an actress."

"I want my words to survive translation."

"There is only one admirable form of the imagination: the imagination that is so intense that it creates a new reality, that it makes things happen."

"The more you are getting older, you lose a little something. Of course there is another advantage, because of your long experience you can use it."