When you play a character, you bring yourself into the character. You get a chance to shine and show your translation for the character and her state of mind.

I wanted to show that women are empowered and strong, and don't have to be saved by some male hero, but they can take care of themselves using their intelligence and their power.

In real life I'm the type of girl who doesn't take herself too seriously. I'm very serious when it comes to work, but I like to make jokes and have a good laugh and make fun of myself.

I just keep active - everything thats challenging me, everything that I feel like doing.

I'm a goofy girl. I like to laugh and I like to make other people laugh.

I'm a person who loves people. It's all about the vibe of the environment I'm working in.

I try to eat healthy. But sometimes, though, I eat cheeseburgers. Thats good for the soul. I make sure to balance everything out. I drink tons of water.

I come from a very sporty background because my mom is a gymnastics teacher. So growing up I was never sitting watching TV in the afternoons. I always played ball outside in the backyard.

I always tell myself that it is very, very important for me to be a good role model for Alma, my daughter.

I do cardio, but I don't like it as much. I'd rather do weights.

I'm very open to all different genres because I'm a very open-minded girl.

Every man has an ambition. Let it be a good one. Just drive toward it with enthusiasm.

Express your feelings, no matter what. Make your every word beautiful, bright, and lovely. Make your every thought creative, caring, and lively.

The people of Seattle deny they get much rain while the rest of the country thinks of it as America's bladder.

If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.

In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the tasks left unfinished in your lifetime.

You've given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.

I think every year brings unknowns that you have to deal with and handle, confront and embrace.

It is my contention that value does not mix so well with debt.

All this stuff is kind of surreal to me - Ididn't think I'd be in the league or none of that. It was making it to college. That's about it.

Both film and fashion are businesses where the audience doesn't feel or see the work that goes on behind the scenes.