My family would be supportive if I said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love to ashtrays, and eat tree bark.

When I was a freshman in high school, my drama teacher, an incredible, inspirational genius, the guy who got me into acting, he encouraged me to get the lead in a musical. They didn't have any guys.

When people ask me why I don't eat meat or any other animal products, I say, 'Because they are unhealthy and they are the product of a violent and inhumane industry.'

I'm tired of playing the brat.

For people who have... had curve balls thrown at them, it is easier to digest change and digest change in other people. Change only scares the small-minded. The small-minded and me.

I have a very bad relationship with mice.

You sleep with people all the time that you hate.

I'm tired of answering questions about myself.

I live in New York full time. I can't live in L.A., because I fear people think I'm a vagrant there.

In a movie we try to deceive. In theaters, as they say, the deceived are the wisest.

Definitely, my approach is me-oriented. I feel like my job is to safeguard the believability of the emotions of the character.

I can't do anything to death, doctor's orders.

Aunt Fanny tells me you made great friends with Mr. Mottram. I'm sure he can't be very nice.''I don't think he is, ' said Julia. 'I don't know that I like nice people

Encouragement is a divine awaken of the soul.

I grew up in a rough environment. You want to be strong and have your presence felt out there. That attitude reflects how people see you.

Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough.

It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us.

The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, "Oh, the book is better."

The band broke up because I couldn't bear Rotten anymore because he was an embarrassment with his silly hats and his, like, shabby, dirty, nasty looking appearance.

I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.

Whatever you are thinking, think bigger.