Before I was 14, I wanted to be a singer, an actor, or a hockey player. By 15, I knew I was going to be a singer.
What separates an ordinary woman from an extraordinary one? The belief that she is ordinary.
What I consider to be peace [is] a sustainable peace in which the majority of people on this planet have access to enough resources to live dignified lives.
We really are at the crossroads and [disarmament] will happen if people of goodwill all over the world raise their voices and take action to let the governments of the world know that’s what they want.
The landmine cannot tell the difference between a soldier or a civilian - a woman, a child, a grandmother going out to collect firewood to make the family meal. . . once peace is declared the landmine does not recognize that peace. The landmine is eternally prepared to take victims.
If you really want to make a change, just get up off your ass and do it.
Militarists say that to gain peace we must prepare for war. I think we get what we prepare for. If we want a world where peace is valued, we must teach ourselves to believe that peace is not a ‘utopian vision’ but a real responsibility that must be worked for each and every day in small and large ways. Any one of us can contribute to building a world where peace and justice prevail.
When I received my first paycheck from my now known day job, I spent it on a period Craftsman chair and a Frank Lloyd Wright-wannabe lamp. With my second paycheck, I bought a stereo.
The wonderful thing about films is how they can be understood by so many different people on so many different levels.
The real story of Detroit [. . . ] can be summed up in seven words. Private enterprise built it, government destroyed it.
You know, there are just some things you never expect to face even on this job. A flying primate that shoots fire out its nose is one of them.