Of course, when you work on a character, you try to understand her. You feel that everything she does has a reason.

Sometimes we had to improvise. I hate to improvise because I felt like I couldn't find words.

Right now I'm the most famous silent movie actress in the world and I want to keep that for me. So I hope there's not going to be any other silent movies.

I think the approach of the character for us is the same in a silent movie as in a talking movie because we had balance, we had lines to learn.

Ever since the movie premiered at Cannes, I've had a sudden surge of scripts and interest.

My parents were not pushy or anything like that. I think my mom was still expecting me to be an astronaut, but now she is very happy that I'm not doing that.

Marlene Dietrich for the way there was something so unique about her - the way she entered into a frame and everybody looks at her and the way she winks and looks up.

For us, as actors, and even for the director, it gave us a sense of authenticity to what we were doing because we were talking about Hollywood and we were in Hollywood.

I read Gloria Swanson's autobiography just because I wanted to know what it was like in the time.

I tried to find a character and how I would be an American actress in the 30s. But if this was a talking movie [The Artist], I'm sure she would be exactly the same for me.

I guess I'm the perfect young lead actress. I'm not Chloe Sevigny - I'm not really a character actress. Some actors have "character" faces.

Most people might be doing the same thing, but that doesn't mean that it is the right thing to do. Aren't most people in this world unhappy and unsuccessful?

Design is an art, creative artist must have a beautiful mind

There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.

I became a jazz fan quite early and never went off the path thereafter.

The world's most successful entrepreneurs play hard, but they work even harder.

If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free, be free, cause there's a million ways to be, you know that there are.

If it is conditional, it is not love

I am all for changing, even if mistakes are made in the process. Mistakes do not matter.

Those who make us happy are always thankful to us for being so; their gratitude is the reward of their benefits.

BUSINESS and LIFE are like a bank account-you can't take out more than you put in.