My style was nostalgic and involved pearls and penny loafers, always with the pennies in them.

I like to hang with the boys and I like to prove that I can be one of the boys, if not better.

I want a house with a garden, but slap bang in the centre of London. Next door to a sushi bar.

When someone acknowledges you for something that they think about you, it's a huge compliment.

I always feel this huge responsibility to the script when it arrives, keeping it confidential.

Obviously, you have quieter years than others - you don't go jumping out of a plane every day.

People send everyone hate mail. That's the way the world works right now, I'm nothing special.

A room full of hundreds, let alone thousands, of people is not my most fun thing in the world.

I am drawn to characters that go on journeys, characters that are real people, that have life.

I was never the girl who walked down the centre of the hallway snapping people out of her way.

I hope and look forward to the day that there will be a female president of the United States.

I grew up drinking eggnog and watching 'It's A Wonderful Life' every Christmas with my family.

In acting there's two different things: You're either pitching in a scene, or you're catching.

I've got friends who are pyrotechnics who do big fire shows, so I'm really fascinated by that.

Yes, just by the nature of the colour of my skin, I was born with privilege. And it is unfair.

I spent many years seeking self-awareness and wondering what I should be doing on this planet.

Everyone should have a moment with Ron Howard in their life to give you faith in our industry.

One of my favourite eateries is Beechers Cheese Shop, which does the most incredible toasties.

I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.

The day I feel like I'm at an office job is the day I'll quit performing in front of a camera.

For a while we lived in a tent we'd pitched inside his parents' house and we slept on pillows.

It's a terrifying thing to be perhaps 16 or 17 and feel like you are a failure and a has-been.

If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.

Women being pitted each other another in Hollywood is an old tactic, but it's not real at all.

The idea of being with my peers at a real school seemed much more exciting than making movies.

It's not seeing myself 40 feet tall on a movie screen - it's the work. That's what thrills me.

I want kids to know that it is okay to make a change in order to feel better about themselves.

I like to unwind by doing nothing. If I do get a day, I just like to vegetate and laze around.

I think live-in relations are for people who are not sure, and to an extent commitment phobic.

When I was growing up, I always saw Karen Millen as a resource for women who were a bit older.

There is a very pensive and intense side to me that even I did not know someone could capture.

One thing I think I'm really proud of is that I started taking care of my skin at a young age.

I have an obsession with mortality. I saw a friend die when I was 18, and I can't get over it.

I grew up on 'Lost.' I was 17 when I started, and I did it for four or five years, on and off.

People don't know this, but early in your career, you don't just glide on to The Tonight Show.

I eat almonds professionally, and I can't get enough of Yerbe Mate Cranberry Synergy Kombucha!

Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.

When I was younger, I used to be super, super shy. I still find myself being scared of things.

I think it's very wrong to be an unwed mother. You give your child the stigma of illegitimacy.

A violent scene is art, as much as a sex scene is art. For me, all the scenes were a challenge.

The energy of live theater is indescribable. You are just in the moment for an hour and a half.

Once our storyline gets under way, I just hope people don't throw cabbages at me in the market.

My favourite movie of all-time is 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.' I love Kate Winslet.

My dad read 'The Danish Girl' and fell in love with it. He told me, 'You need to do this film.'

As a native Oklahoman, I'm dismayed by what fossil fuel pollution has done to the Sooner State.

A lipstick and eyeliner and a powder compact can keep you looking fresh and attractive all day.

When you're playing a romantic version of a real person, you're playing a version of the truth.

Life gets more interesting as it goes on. It becomes fuller because there is perspective there.

I don't think I could live with anybody. I had roommates, and it's not for me. I like my space!

I think a high school girl hitchhiking is stupid. It was dangerous then and it's dangerous now.

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