Just because the character listens to an iPod and wears black nail polish, she's goth. That was just a misused word

I can understand wanting to be invisible and mistrusting people and wanting to understand everything before you engage with the world.

I grew up in a little cul-de-sac in the suburbs and went to public school. I went to Costco on the weekends.

I wouldnt call acting a job - its a pleasure. I love getting to play different characters, getting to play dress up, and getting paid for it.

I need a lot of alone time as a human. And especially on a movie set when you're around people all day long. So it's actually kind of nice to go home to a hotel and be alone and unwind.

I always wanted to be an actor, but I was always fighting it. It never seemed that honorable to me, and I guess I was always afraid that I might fail.

I was a pretty dark person to begin with. I have always been more drawn to darkness

I'm not at all funny. I can do dark comedy pretty well, but straight-up comedy, I don't know. I'm much darker. I've been like that since I was 3 years old

There were certainly things I was scared to do, but I never thought I wasn't up for the challenge.

I am very slow to warm. I've always been sort of a loner. I didn't play team sports. I am better one-on-one than in big groups

I've always had a respect for psychiatry as a profession.

The most beautiful makeup is the reflection of kindness from a smiling face.

We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity.

Her best friend was gone and nobody understood that no amount of makeup, fresh air or shopping was going to fill the hole in her heart.

I didn’t realize that pretending to be this ‘Hills Heidi,’ this spoiled rich girl who I wasn’t, would almost destroy me.

Ah, though a Roman, I am not less a man.

The secret to true happiness is low expectations and insensitivity.

Family life is a bit like a runny peach pie - not perfect but who's complaining?

If you walk with Jesus, he's gonna save your soul. You gotta keep the devil way down in the hole. He's got the fire and the fury at his command.

When all else fails, go for the ego.

History will remember Nelson Mandela as a champion for human dignity and freedom, for peace and reconciliation.