I'm a really cautious person, so I don't let myself get into near-death experiences. I'm not into the idea of skydiving or anything.

I don't have phobias. I'm pretty laid back. Nothing really bothers me. I can handle things pretty well.

You don't have to play masculine to be a strong woman.

I was that overachieving, annoying kid who was always trying to win some contest or win the role. I look back on it now and I'm like, "Chill, man." Calm down.

I think thinking about becoming an adult, and having to face up to your problems and face up to your insecurities, is difficult for everybody.

I'm a huge Paul Thomas Anderson fan.

My first paying job was guest starring in 'Touched By An Angel' when I was 12. It was very exciting. I couldn't believe you got free food all day and people were so nice to you.

It's just about trying to find material where I'm doing more than just being a plot device. I want to actually get to do scenes that go to interesting places and are challenging to me.

I always wanted to perform in some capacity since I was a kid - I was a ballerina, then a singer before acting.

It was my life, playing Juliet. From that moment on I was convinced I was going to be an actress. That was all I really wanted to do.

If you let too many cooks in the kitchen it could cloud your vision of what you want to do.

Any book that spreads weakness in the heart of one gender, and authoritarianism in the other, must be burnt to ashes.

It seems quite pointless to waste health relentlessly in order to earn money that we shall spend on recovering health.

What have I to prove, and to whom, and why? I'm keen enough to want nothing more than to live a simple, humble, unfettered life.

Getting too interested in the English way of life won't help you land a permanent job.

I think you have to try and fail, because failure gets you closer to what you're good at.

Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you're not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.

If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a nonworking cat.

Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be.

I'm very involved in all of my social media activities. I'm not an actor. I play myself, and I take that very seriously.

There are certain people I trust no matter what. Even when it seems like they've turned into monsters, you need to stay true to them. Because, in the end, they'll be the ones backing you up.