I think you can't really reach the emotionally intense stuff without having built a genuine light, playful, connected energy, to begin with.

The reason I feel like I act is because you get to live a million different lives in one. I don't have to go about my life.

I've always wanted to be an actor that explores different genres and different characters.

Nobody acts purely selfishly.

For me, I've just always known that women were more than capable of being able to direct.

I think having healthy relationships makes me feel much more confident and available to do good work as an actor.

I think listening to people is helpful.

It is so important to remember that, while I love my job, there are other fantastic avenues to explore in my life.

I don't know what another actor is going to give me, on the day, and I don't want to be so hard and fast in my technique that I'm not open to what's coming.

I know that I don't have a perfect performance that I bring to set. I bring ideas to set, and I'm more than willing for those to be affected and be malleable, based on what the other person gives me.

As an actor, I was taught, from an early age, that secrets are the most powerful thing that you can have on screen, and that what you withhold is as important as what you share.

True genius doesn't fulfill expectations it shatters them.

Here about the beach I wandered, nourishing a youth sublime With the fairy tales of science, and the long result of Time.

Red lips and fragrance always top off an outfit for me.

My imagination is my polestar; I steer by that.

When Paris Hilton can top the bestsellers' lists, we are one more Connect Four move closer to Armageddon.

readiness,' far far from assuring peace, has at all times and in all countries been instrumental in precipitating armed conflicts.

I also surround myself with good people who keep me and bring the best out of me. I don't generally hang out with crazy people.

For me, living means I can be responsive to the other person. It means I can show my emotions and my feelings. Talk to them. Feel with them.

Frenchmen drink wine just like we used to drink water before Prohibition.

You succeed because you've chosen to be confident. It's not really useful to require yourself to be successful before you're able to become confident.