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" A lot of my success is because of what I look like. I know that. "

" As a kid, I spent an awful lot of time pretending I was somebody else. I think growing up in the 1980s wasn't very exciting so you kind of create this secret life of an alternate person. You pretend to be whatever you need to be that day, so you live in that dream world. "

" Celebrity has lost its value - all you have to do is go on a reality TV show for six weeks and everybody knows your name. "

" Could I imagine myself as king? Of course I could. "

" Even though I've had the body of work I've had, and the success I've had, I do not rest on my laurels whatsoever. "

" Going after a part in Hollywood is like being a gladiator in ancient Rome. When it comes down to getting a role, you don't have any friends, you're incredibly competitive and any actor who tells you different is lying. "

" I actually live very, very simply. "

" I can be intolerably jealous and I think that's what's driven me. My ambition knows no end. "

" I completely believe that I will produce my best work and my best work will come in my thirties. "

" I didn't use a phone until I was 14. "

" I don't hang out with movie stars, and you won't see me going to many Hollywood parties. I'm actually quite boring. "

" I don't love acting. How can you love something when you sit around 12 hours a day and work 10 minutes a day? I'm just doing it because it keeps me off the streets and out of jail. "

" If another actor gets a good role, I'm furious. "

" If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval. "

" I got paid 20 grand for my first film. And that's the lowest I ever got paid. "

" I like being 30. I wouldn't want to do the twenties again. They are their own entity. "

" I like reading, going to the gym, hanging out with my family. That's it. "

" I'm a one-woman guy. I think that if you can find someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, you should marry them instantly, and try to stay married. "

" I'm a workaholic. I also go to the gym a lot - it's my new thing. Yes, I am a compulsive person. "

" I take care of myself so I don't feel insecure about my body. "

" It can take a long time for some people to find out how to ground themselves, and film sets are an odd atmosphere to do it in - especially if, like me, you finished school early. "

" I think all actors have addictive personalities. "

" I think everybody's got a malicious side. "

" I've never gone to acting school and I never will, so I'm learning about the business from the people who are in the business. It doesn't seem like I work at all. And the unknown is always exciting. "

" I want to do really good things with my life. "

" I was just a kid and I didn't have a dad. That's hard, because when you're a kid, you blame yourself for everything. And I blamed myself for him not being around, for my parents not being together. "

" I wouldn't date an actress. There's only room for one actor in my life and I'm it. Too difficult. On the one hand, they understand the job. But on the other hand, it's very competitive within the relationship. Two actors, say one becomes a mega-star and the other doesn't. "

" Let's be honest. Physicality is going to have a bearing on the parts you get. And if you think differently, you're in the wrong business. "

" My life has been sensationalised into a rags to riches story. "

" My mother said I was a star when I was about four years old. That's all I need. "

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