I'm a person who loves people. It's all about the vibe of the environment I'm working in.

I wanted to show that women are empowered and strong, and don't have to be saved by some male hero, but they can take care of themselves using their intelligence and their power.

In real life I'm the type of girl who doesn't take herself too seriously. I'm very serious when it comes to work, but I like to make jokes and have a good laugh and make fun of myself.

I just keep active - everything thats challenging me, everything that I feel like doing.

I'm a goofy girl. I like to laugh and I like to make other people laugh.

When you play a character, you bring yourself into the character. You get a chance to shine and show your translation for the character and her state of mind.

I try to eat healthy. But sometimes, though, I eat cheeseburgers. Thats good for the soul. I make sure to balance everything out. I drink tons of water.

I come from a very sporty background because my mom is a gymnastics teacher. So growing up I was never sitting watching TV in the afternoons. I always played ball outside in the backyard.

I always tell myself that it is very, very important for me to be a good role model for Alma, my daughter.

I do cardio, but I don't like it as much. I'd rather do weights.

I'm very open to all different genres because I'm a very open-minded girl.

We play phone tag, back and forth, the kind of tag where it's clear we're avoiding each other, where no one wants to be touched, tagged, you're it

The shadow acts on instinct, not reason.

From a child, I had an inordinate desire for knowledge and especially music, painting, flowers, and the sciences, Algebra being one of my favorite studies.

To follow without halt, one aim; there is the secret of success. And success? What is it? I do not find it in the applause of the theater; it lies rather in the satisfaction of accomplishment.

Tis not the fairest form that holds The mildest, purest soul within; 'Tis not the richest plant that holds The sweetest fragrance in.

What's happened is we have lost, over a period of years, short years, 70,000 factories in America.

Growing up, I didn't know very much about my heritage and the Soviet Union and things of that nature. But when I saw the Soviet Union play hockey for the first time, to me, it was profound.

You either are or you're not.

Math was my big interest when I was in prep school. I was considering taking math in college, and majoring in it.

Even now - in the final hour of my life - I'm falling in love again.