I think I'm a big romantic, so being part of those stories, that’s such a big part of anyone’s life in general, that’s such a humane thing.

You can hear a hundred nice words about yourself, and you'll only remember the one bad one.

Everyone surrounding you has gone through similar things. The search for love or the desire to have a family or the loss of a child.

I love to see how far you're able to go, both in skills but also emotionally how far I can push myself.

I do work very hard. I have been very colored by that education. I spent six days a week, seven hours a day training. That will always be the foundation of my work.

People can relate to reading a book for the first time and the world starts to create, even without you prepping for it.

As an actor, I still have to remind myself of daring to let go and not to repeat myself.

You always want to translate as much emotion as you can, even if it's broader with bigger emotions.

I was able to actually combine dance and acting, which was a dream come true.

I never really feel like I'm sure a film's gonna happen until I'm maybe halfway through.

I love when I am outside my comfort zone.

Everybody means by an open mind, a mind which contains their prejudices but not somebody else's.

His boat sank. They were all on his side.

Lonely and Alone: There's a difference.

Your partner cannot read your mind, so talk to your partner about how you're feeling and what you need.

Earth bears no balsams for mistakes; Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool That did his will: but thou, O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool.

Make a decision. It doesn't have to be a wise decision or a perfect one. Just make one.

When I was a child, when I was an adolescent, books saved me from despair: that convinced me that culture was the highest of values[...].

When you're in a place, the details you focus on are different than details you focus on when you're writing about it.

You have to write badly in order to write well.