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" I became very successful at a young age... I had lots of opportunities and lots of power and had no idea how to focus it. "

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

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

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" Narciso Rodriguez was my first fashion big brother. He made my wedding dress, which was wonderful. "

" I am a feminist. "

" I wouldn't say that I'm a naturally political beast. "

" 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 care about being formally physically attractive in my life, and I think that I am quite vain about my performance. I'm just not vain about how I look while I give the performance. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I think you can become dependent on fame and be as known as you want to be, you know? "

" However, I'm at a very comfortable place in my career and celebrity, in that I don't have to audition as extensively as I used to for roles but yet I'm not immediately recognizable. "

" I love sitting in the makeup trailer and getting my makeup done in 15 minutes as opposed to an hour and a half. "

" The big question is always, 'Eyes or lips?' I tend to go with the eyes because I've got a lot more material to work with now - and it saves me from reapplying lipstick! I'm a pretty low-maintenance person and it's too excessive to exaggerate both the eyes and lips. "

" 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. "

" College was just so essential for my sense of self and my development. "

" 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 like marriage. I feel very secure. It helps when you are in love with the person you are married to. "

" I don't want to be an actress. I want to be doing good work that is well written and has good people in it. "

" I eat in moderation and try not to worry about it. "

" I get a little jealous of these actor boys. They walk into a club, and in two seconds flat there are swarms of girls who are wanting so badly to touch them or just say hello. That's not the case with me, or any other girl I know. "

" I'm happier in my thirties. I feel clearer about who I am and less apologetic about it, and more accepting of my limitations and also more aware of the ways in which I'm capable. "

" When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility. "

" 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. "

" My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I was always given a lot of responsibility. "

" I just want to be a sane person. I wanna be a person who has a life and who acts. "

" I think people who make movies and have invested a lot of money in them get frightened that if they challenge an audience they are going to repel them. And I think the opposite; it's really true. "

" Some of my happiest moments have been dancing. "

" 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. "