I get bored with working out, so I'm more into playing sports like soccer and basketball.

I'm really tall - almost six feet - and my features tend to be extreme, especially on TV.

Not even analysis, by itself, can transform you. You must still do the changing yourself.

I happen to find motherhood a very natural state, but I know a lot of other people don't.

I have friends, and being with them is enough for me. I don't need to do something crazy.

Any actor will tell you that you go where the work is, especially when you have children.

I think Jesse Eisenberg is such a great writer. He was a great director and really tough.

If I can inspire someone to go in a positive way and pursue a dream, it can only be good.

Comedy is not supposed to be funny. Its supposed to tell the truth and then that's funny.

I really like to just jump in a truck with your backpack and just drive and go somewhere.

I am choosy about my films, period - whether it's my father directing it or anybody else.

I love dabbling in different genres, and I like being good at different genres of cinema.

I have a lot of girl friends who are very adept at making friends, and guys are just not.

Of course, any job is scary, but you tackle the challenges head on and hope for the best.

You don't make movies to win awards. You make movies because you want people to see them.

Obviously when you're pregnant everything changes, you have another body to take care of.

I'm the youngest of four, and I'm always the clown - making the jokes, wanting attention.

For me, I've just always known that women were more than capable of being able to direct.

I'd like to do a romantic comedy like 'Notting Hill,' which is one of my favorite movies.

I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.

I can learn my lines fine. It’s just reading them in the first place that is the problem.

If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.

Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

Prince used to call me up 3am in the morning and invite me to hear some of his new songs.

Having been an actress before becoming a producer has helped, because I realize the needs

In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed a lot.

I love the idea that I'm the oldest one in the room because I can get away with anything!

We would have to invent the U.N. if we did not have it, which is not an original thought.

My biggest thrill in life is to read in the afternoon until I fall asleep and take a nap.

Ultimately, you have to work for your own enlightenment - for smarts - or it gets boring.

I don't fear failure because if you don't fail, you would not know the secret of success.

I always do things that are not the flavour of the season. And that's why people like me.

When someone accuses you of being 'childish', I think you should take it as a compliment.

I will get married soon. It is in the pipeline. I believe in the institution of marriage.

To me, getting notes, honing the part, and refining the role is the real fun of the play.

You can't escape 'Star Trek' influence, especially characters you literally grew up with.

I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them.

I have a great affiliation with the Catholic community having studied at convent schools.

I never consciously set out to be an actor. I just kind of did whatever acting I could do.

Pianos tend to get better as they age, the more you play them. They grow into their sound.

But the fact is, nobody gets off drugs unless they really want to, and I really wanted to.

If I had an idea for a genius app, don't you think I would be getting it made immediately?

No, the horror genre is not my first love. I don't run to the theater to see horror films.

I'm not so much surprised by the success of 'Ugly Betty' as I am feeling so blessed by it.

I finally realized the happy medium, 'honey blonde' was the correct color and line for me.

When you're filming for seven months or six months at a time, you bond with people hugely.

I take pride in saying that I am an army officer's daughter even more than being an actor.

I find Tom Hardy very hot. About Bollywood actors, I dont think like that, as I know them.

Ever since the movie premiered at Cannes, I've had a sudden surge of scripts and interest.

I was a lady gunda in school. Everyone was scared of me, and I was really short and round.

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