The arts bridge cultures; they're good for the economy, and they're good for fostering empathy and decency.

More than anything, the arts are the best teaching tool.

Programs that bring the arts to young kids are always the first to be cut. It's mind-boggling to me.

And then what?"
"I'll burn that bridge when I cross it.

A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it.

I think birth and motherhood are not things that you're trained to do. You might have a good example in your own mum, but nobody teaches you how to be a really great mum.