I find life so shocking in general. Everything about it surprises me.

Seeing someone happy on set is just a very small slice of the reality of an actor's life.

I've never had to talk about my work, nobody's given a damn about it - you know, what I thought. I find that I sort of like that, to get to keep it to myself. It's a bit bizarre.

I thought acting was what grownups did. It was such a part of my childhood. I was already in love with performing before I knew there were other options. By then, it was too late.

I look back at my adolescence, and Im shocked at the things I did that were my idea of adult behavior.

Costume design is so important and really helpful, and I really love that aspect of character development, just figuring it out.

Ive always wanted to play the villain. But the young girl is never the villain.

It's weird. I feel like people assume if a character is very different than you, that means it's difficult to get into their head or into their skin.

So when things start going badly, you're invested in the characters in a way I think amplifies the horror and the fear because you're invested.

I didn’t find it difficult to live in the “Inherent Vice” world or play those scenes, because they just seemed so real.

I dont think Paul Thomas Anderson has a standard approach to anything.

Responsibility comes with every relationship.

Let thy sacred heart be thy holy home.

And don't worry about losing. If i is right, it happens - the main thing is not to hurry.Nothing good gets away.

The happiest and most contented people are those who each day perform to make the best of their abilities.

Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use.

Certainly none of the advances made in civilization has been due to counterrevolutionaries and advocates of the status quo.

When domestic servants are treated as human beings it is not worth while to keep them.

We live by choice, not by chance.

One skill that separates good from almost-good runners is an ability to concentrate for an entire race, whether it is a mile or a marathon.

See the inevitable changes not as threats but as opportunities that can deepen our understanding and bring us wisdom and growth.