I feel that if you really want an Oscar, you're in trouble. It's like wanting to be married - you'll take anybody. If you want the Oscar really badly, it becomes a naked desire and ambition. It becomes very unattractive.

I think all phases of one's career are serious if you take it seriously no matter if you are doing high profile dramatic pieces or not.

There are people who drove me crazy, but they got the job done. And when I see that person again, I nod my head. Respect.

When the phone started ringing too many times, I had to take it back to what I can handle. I take my chances on a job or a person as opposed to a situation. I don't like to have a situation placed over my head.

Money is not capital in most of the developing countries. It's just cash. Because it lacks the institutional, organizational, managerial forms to turn it into capital.

I was always interested in having my own money - not my family's money. I don't think it had anything to do with me being Elvis's granddaughter. None of my drive was, 'I need to get away from my family legacy!'

I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get none of the money on them.

I have seen journals with good financial backing and editorial support die because they looked so bad nobody wanted to publish them.