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 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'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'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.

‎Destiny finds those who listen, and fate finds the rest.

Poverty is no sin.

Everything I've done has been personally fun, important, and meaningful to me.

Happiness is a very proud word of our whole cultural heritage.

It is always the task of the intellectual to "think otherwise." This is not just a perverse idiosyncrasy. It is an absolutely essential feature of a society.

I am very lucky because I am realizing my childhood dreams, and after presenting my shows it's like a party.

I feel like there is this resurgence of amazing roles for women. It's because TV is so good - there are amazing parts for women on TV, and it's upped the game in movies.

It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game even starts.

It's emotional blackmail to say if you're a good businesswoman and a musician, you're betraying your music.

One of the necessary accompaniments of capitalism in a democracy is political corruption.