I think the education I've had as an actor I would never have had at university.

I love having messy hair. I put in a lot of effort to have it look as messy as possible.

I get uncomfortable in large groups of people and loud music.

It's not that easy to find someone I can relate too. I'm tough to crack because I'm shy.

I never dreamed of being an actor, but I'm beginning to love it more and more because I like challenging myself. When I feel like I'm not learning or having fun anymore, then I'll stop.

I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits.

Life is about change, sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's both.

When you have worked this hard to get this far, don't let up because you finally got here. Finish with your heart and fulfill this moment the way you have dreamt of it for so long.

How we become moral and understand good and bad, and how we overcome our impulse towards violence, is all really important to me, as a person.

When I was in elementary school, I used to write letters to myself. I'd write letters and go 'Dear Kristen-at-16-years-old, happy birthday. I hope you're doing something.'

Just because I don't do bad things doesn't mean I don't have bad thoughts.

Mother's love created our awe-inspiring moral sense

The premise of this book is that it is easier to recognize other people's mistakes than our own.

Never trust money more than gold.

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of children.

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else.

I am not accustomed to protocol.

You always absorb a lot from a great actor. What you want, as an actor, no matter where you are in your career, is a partner who's going to bring everything they have to the scene.

Richard's bookshelves weren't alphabetized. He never had time to alphabetize them. He was always too busy- looking for books he couldn't find.

Love is a net that catches hearts like a fish

History has its truth; and so has legend hers.