All I've ever wanted is to be normal.

My mother wanted to name me Jackie or Jacqueline but she got to name my sister and my brother, so my dad and my brother insisted on naming me. And they were big fans of 'The Little Mermaid.'

No matter what you look like or think you look like, you're special and loved and perfect just the way you are.

There's a confidence you find when you finally feel right in your body.

I'm pretty smart with boys. I know how to handle them and I know what to do around them.

I have two lovely parents who support everything I do, two siblings, and three beautiful nieces. My house is always filled with laughter and fun!

Young women grow up in a really negative world today online and in person.

I've always done pretty well in auditions. I just go in and give it my best shot.

We as women need to empower each other.

I want to continue to speak out on issues that matter to me. I want to have even more of a voice.

It was an instant weight lifted off my chest - both literally and figuratively.

Sleep faster we need the pillows.

The best situation is being a single parent. The best part about is that you get time off, too, because the kids are with their mom, so it's the best of both worlds. There's a lot to be said for it.

Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism - including, of course, legal despotism?

But the delights of solitude don't only consist of dreaming. Next in enjoyment, I think, comes planning.

I am strongly convinced that not only too much consciousness but even any consciousness at all is a sickness.

The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form [and] knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration.

The majority of people do not accept my choices.

My first movie. I think I won an Oscar for this.

I'm obsessed with crocodiles and getting eaten by one. When I hear that someone's been eaten by a crocodile or shark, I just get all gooey. I start salivating.

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil.