Why do a crappy film role when you can do a meaty stage role? and ...I'm not small and curvy and I don't fit the prerequiste for small, passive, sexy chicks.

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.

Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.

Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.

I wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.

Breathe and don't try to be perfect.

I'm always happy to play the bad girl. I just get to have fun, and it's obviously all done with a smile.

We will all, someday, experience death, and become obsolete as a dead leaf falling from a tree, crushed by passersby to ashes underlying the earth.

The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it.

When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.

Anyone who thinks they're sexy needs their head checked.

It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions.

I'm waiting for them to make 'Thundercats'. I would love to be Cheetara.

You know, if you play on home soil sometimes funny things can happen and you have that push of the crowd.

Sometimes when you involve yourself in so many things, you can't do any of them well - and I like to do everything perfectly.

The 'peace' the gospel brings is never the absence of conflict, but an ineffable divine reassurance within the heart of conflict; a peace that surpasses understanding.