I left home at 14 and I have friends who joined the navy and the army performing troops at 9. I know people [like that]. It's a very straightforward character.

The worst beauty advice that I have ever taken has been from people who have told me that sunscreen isn't necessary. Not true!

That being said, I am not one to feel sorry for myself. I believe it is healthy to honor one's feelings and do the best we can to learn and grow from them moving forward.

I think one of the big challenges about science fiction is finding truth to relate to as an actor.

The second time I was banned was when I directed a film called Xiu Xiu. I was banned for three years from China.

I am a huge animal lover. Growing up, my mother and I rescued countless animals - dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, even a turtle. I have been accused of caring more about animals than I do about people.

In high school ethics they went around and asked what everyone thought their classmates were qualified to do. For me, everyone said actress. But to me it was very much "if it happens, it happens."

I think people don't often realize how much goes into being a male dancer. It's athletic and it's hard. It's not just men wearing tights, or wanting to be around women.

I feel vulnerable when I am underprepared. This applies to underpreparedness with just about anything, especially work.

I enjoyed acting growing up; I did musical theater. I had a secret desire to be a television and movie actress, but it wasn't something I admitted to myself that I wanted to do, I guess.

Stage performance is obviously a much grander sort of depiction. The audience isn't right in your face as close as a camera lens gets.

Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time.

How is it Lord that we are cowards in everything save in opposing thee?

Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.

We've gone all the way from foolishly accepting authority to foolishly rejecting all authority.

The more I read about feeding times, sleep times and waking-up times, the more inadequate and miserable I felt.

I got fired once for putting like a packet of biscuits through a fan - I was really bored.

It's interesting, the more successful you become the more people want to give you stuff for nothing.

Life has a way of doing that; one minute everything makes sense, the next, things change. People get sick. Families break apart, your friends could close the door on you.

Our world exists onlythrough our perception of it. Change our perception of our world and we change the world -- for us.

When you're more valuable, the people around you will do more to make it work.