When a casting agent sees me, he kind of knows what he's getting.

Well, because I'm naturally a tomboy, when I have sleepovers with girls, they end up going home and crying.

I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends.

I really wanted to pursue music, but all those other girls are doing it and it is annoying.

I love taking on roles that I haven't yet done in my career.

I was raised by a very strict, good mother, so I wont be getting out of line anytime soon.

I really look up to actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett who have a strong background in theatre.

I don't know what to say when I have a crush on somebody. I kind of lose my words. I really try to start a conversation, and I can't. It's horrible.

Kids need to open up to their parents. And parents should realize that when kids are pushing you away, that's the time to really step in.

I am taking belly dancing now. My hips are double-jointed, so I can do it really easily.

There will always be someone being picked on at school, and it's not going to go away.

...people live longer when they decide to become passionately involved in something beyond themselves.

When you love someone all your saved-up wishes start coming out.

I wonder whether art has a higher function than to make me feel, appreciate, and enjoy natural objects for their art value?

A camera is a camera, a shot is a shot, how you tell the story is the main thing.

I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.

The most critical thing in a negotiation is to get inside your opponent's head and figure out what he really wants.

All the great religions of the world inculcate equality and brotherhood of mankind and the virtue of toleration.

The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others.

I don't do the running commentary as the movie's playing. I think you should be able to watch the movie without listening to me talk while the movies playing.

A brand-new pair of toe shoes presents itself to us as an enemy with a will of its own that must be tamed.