Being fired is something... You have to really want to be an actor after you go through something like that. Because the level of self-doubt and insecurity that creeps into your psyche is monumental.

My limits are limitless. I find my limits every time I act.

I don't want to expose the intricacies of my work so people can understand how I did it.

That's what I always enjoyed about acting, the real adrenalin rush. My heart - still before I go on stage - crashing out of my chest. That's thrilling to me.

I wish I had more of the hero gene, but I don't think I'd be very good at playing one.

Every time I do a movie, I think it's going to be a huge hit.

From here on out, I am only interested in what is real. Real people, real feelings, that's it. That's all I'm interested in.

Interest in certain themes doesn't mandate a personal stake or personal experience of those themes. I've killed people in plays, but no one asks me what it's like to kill people.

All you really have when you're acting is the confidence and your ability to manage and tell a story by creating a character.

I always end up taking people that are morally ambiguous.

If I had done 'Titanic,' it would have made, probably, $200,000 - worldwide. So I think my life would have been very, very similar.

Maybe it just means that love can be stronger than fear.

We do not last, she thinks. In the end, only the stories survive.

I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play.

Challenge the mind and capture the heart.

This year women learned that if we aren't at the table, we're on the menu.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran ... in one shot on his website he appears to be dressed only in flowers. Oh - here's the page, you'll see what I mean.

I don’t mind getting smacked on the chin. I just don’t want to get nibbled to death. There’s a difference.

Cats and dogs believe politicians are like cemetery caregivers; they are on top of everyone, but nobody listens.

Weight was the thing I hyperfocused on. It went from me losing a few pounds to slowly over time losing more and more weight and becoming more and more focused on it.

I get a lot of letters from introverts asking how they can meet people. The key is to make sure that you are doing things you enjoy.