We live in a cynical world now, and it's nice to be part of entertainment that is hopeful and heartfelt and wears its heart on its sleeve, but isn't saccharine. It's real. It's grounded.

I have ambitions to do a Broadway record one of these days and get in the studio with like, a real orchestra. I'm a big musical theatre geek.

I want to be in New York. It's the place to be.

A smile is so sexy, yet so warm. When someone genuinely smiles at you, it's the greatest feeling in the world.

I believe we all share a responsibility to build a healthier, more just and prosperous world.

I do think it's possible to change for the better.

I grew up on Nintendo. Mario was my best friend. I can't wait to get inside and play Nintendo GameCube.

I've never been engaged. I definitely believe in the institution of marriage.

I like being friends with other women who are supportive of women. I think that is important.

I'm slightly controlling. I'm an Aries and I like things to have an order. I get slightly disturbed and I get slightly distressed and flustered if things go awry.

Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.

Greatest gift that we can give is not a piece of diamond, but our unconditional love.

No one knows if something works until it actually works. That's why you must always try.

The phenomenon of economic ignorance is so widespread, and its consequences so frightening, that the objective of reducing that ignorance becomes a goal invested with independent moral worth.

It's like this, " Nana says. "All your life you're yellow. Then one day you brush up against something blue, the barest touch, and voila, the rest of your life you're green.

Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and I've been a guitar junkie ever since.

I will offer a choice, not an echo.

I work with people like Spielberg and Abrams all the time.

Everybody is going to have their critics. It's easy to get discouraged in life.

When you pick a career like acting, it's challenging, but it's a lesson every time you put yourself out there. I wouldn't change it for the world - I love what I learn every single day.

A skeptic, I would ask for consistency first of all.