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" Actors want to surprise themselves. When it's really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely. "

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" When I was a kid, I was one of those really obnoxious 'oooh oooh' girls, with my hand up in the air constantly. I've learned over the years that that's not so attractive, so I've censored that. "

" I particularly love Israel. I've had fantastic experiences there. "

" Germany's fascinating. It's a really rich landscape to film and dramatise. "

" Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we all take for granted. "

" I'm just always learning lines. I've learned to flag the really crucial scenes, and I start figuring them out and committing them to memory as soon as I get them. "

" I'm just a big old nerd. "

" I started working when I was very young. I got an agent when I was 12, and fortunately was employed consistently from that point on. So I didn't really go to a conventional high school. I was tutored on sets and things. "

" So much of my job is about finding another job, and that's really boring. "

" I have this home in New York, I have a long-term relationship with my boyfriend, who's from Australia, and I had this business that I had maintain. Even though I wasn't actively shooting, there's a lot of peripheral work. "

" Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found. "

" But I don't know if people are meant to be together. You have to have a lot in common, choose well and be really fortunate. It's not like you're sprinkled with fairy dust. You have to believe that love will be there when you need it. "

" I would not say that secret-keeping is one of my finer skills, actually. "

" I try to eat sensibly. I cheat, but for the most part, I eat in a clean way. "

" I am not a genius. But I am nerdy. "

" I don't know any celebrated people that register in a big way who aren't unique. "

" I'm exceptionally open with my own parents, and they're exceptionally open with me. "

" I really have never been concerned about being beautiful on-screen. That's just not my jam. "

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" The twenties are a deceptively challenging-slash-painful time. I'm just glad to be out of that phase. "

" Maybe philosophy - I love talking about ideas. Or maybe art history. I was thinking about psychology, then I got really afraid because everybody says it's terribly boring. "

" I think I would make a lousy stay-at-home mom. It just wouldn't suit me. "

" When somebody asks me who I'm wearing, I always see myself with a BabyBjoern, carrying a little tiny Karl Lagerfeld, like, 'I'm wearing Chanel.' "

" When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is really exciting. "

" You have to come to work from a place of love. "

" If you do something that you're not genuinely passionate about, it is a little soul-crushing. Just not worth it. "

" I like reading novels because it provides insight into human behavior. I am really interested in feelings and think they are what define us as a species. When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is really exciting. "

" I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I haven't graduated yet. I'm not legitimately educated yet, but maybe one day. "

" I was a very confident child. I knew I wanted to be an actress from the age of 5. "

" Once you get over that peak of puberty, you hit a nice stride. "

" The first time I realised I was patriotic was after September 11th. "