There will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us. One of those men is my father.

I mean, I like to think of myself as being strong and independent, but I definitely wasn't like that at 14

My dad's an architect and my mom owned a French bakery for twelve years.

For Astrid, no matter what challenges they go through, they are going to face each other. It's hard for a daughter to accept that her mother is that selfish and that terrible.

I'd like to play characters who are older - I don't want to be playing 14-year-olds too much longer

I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous.

I like to take a character and develop it

I still get really nervous, though, before each performance. It kind of hits about 15 minutes before we go onstage - sometimes I don't even want to go on. But once I'm onstage I'm fine

I mean, God, I'm so lucky right now with the opportunities that I've had. There's nothing to worry about

But you're not necessarily ever going to be handed a script where you can say: it's all done and perfect

Learn to always celebrate the positive things in your life, and never hesitate to leave your negative experiences behind.

Beauty that pleases the eye is a frail, fleeting illusion. But that beauty capable of pleasing the heart can endure endlessly.

It was so much more comfortable to be able to divide people into heroes and villains and expect them to play their allotted part.

The most significant New York club for me was Paradise Garage, where they played house music. This was around '84 or '85.

Look at everything upside down.Take absolutely nothing for granted.

Work to recognize the primary importance of the present moment.

There are some things that you have to consider when using MySpace, and a lot of big labels don't do this.

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.

I try to design into a world that is constantly moving, and moving me.

Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.