"I think you have to be grateful to those who have helped you."

"You have to fight for your dream, but you also have to feel fortunate for what you have."

"I've had a couple of years where injuries have not let me develop in the way I wanted. When I was 21, after the European Championship, I had more injuries. Everything has been less continuous and it has cost me more progress. Continuity is what got me where I am."

"I want to play for Arsenal. When you see football all around the world, you see very few teams who play the way that we play. I just enjoy it. I feel it is my home now."

"In Hollywood, you play a mom, and the next thing you know, you're on 'The Golden Girls.' They age you so fast."

"Before seeing 'The Pride of the Yankees,' you may or may not know that the Yankees referred to are the ones who win the World Series each year. After seeing it you will find that the reference is indirect."

"I love to play characters who are stuffy and nerdy who either then have a dark side or are pushed to a breaking point."

"When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions."