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" I don't find I'm manic at all. I'm very chill. "

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" I really want to do a film in another language. My dad's from Germany, so it'd be really cool to do a film in German. I'm not quite fluent, but I can get there. And my accent's pretty good. I wouldn't feel too out of my element. "

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" Every movie I do, I always use things that have happened in my life. Funny moments, anything. If it just sticks out I'll write it down and use that, too, because it has to come out of you. But no one can work when they're depressed. I don't think I'd physically be able to do it if I were depressed. "

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" I've always had a process that I do before I even get to set or go to the location. I work privately, and it almost feels like therapy between me and who I'm playing. So I have this inner life that's there and it gives me a confidence, too, that when I'm playing the role I know every question. "

" I can't wait to have kids one day. I want to have kids and a farm with lots of animals on a lake. "

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Believe In Yourself

" If I'd trusted myself and listened to myself all the times that I ignored myself, I would have been fine. But everyone has to learn their lesson, and now I've got it. "

" I think it's best to date someone who doesn't do what you do. "

" When I have time off, my friends and I will go to Universal Studios, the movies, out to eat, and shopping. I'm happiest when I'm just hanging out with my friends... it really doesn't matter what we do. "

" You know how people say awards don't mean anything? Hello! I think the energy around them makes everyone cuckoo. "

" If I saw 'Virgin Suicides' or 'Eternal Sunshine,' I'm so proud to be in those movies. They are such great movies. I felt so free on those sets. "

" My mother told me that when I was born a wave of feeling came over her. She just knew that I was destined to be an actress. "

" I don't think roles help you resolve your issues. I just think they're good markers. "

" When you're little, you're open to things. It's not like you get into this rehearsed zone when you're a child. At first you play different sides of yourself. And I think it will be really exciting one day to have a character to go into that's not anything like me whatsoever. "

" I just want to be a good friend to people, that's all. "

" A lot of people my age who are working right now have never acted; they get a show and suddenly they're making millions. It's always those people who get it fast who have the most trouble staying grounded and being themselves. "

" A lot of moms give their kids line reads. My mom wasn't put in that position because I always had an acting teacher helping with the feelings rather than how to say something. "

" I just don't want to be the damsel in distress. I'll scream on the balcony, but you've got to let me do a little action here. "

" Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on someone who makes you cry? "

" Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don't you? Just tell me so I can get over you. "

" I used to feel like I had to be the best at what I did, but I realized I don't have to be the best. It's so freeing. I've never been this happy. "

" Pristine vulnerability is just so boring to me. The performances that I love are ones like Gena Rowland's in 'A Woman Under the Influence,' where women are allowed to be messy and imperfect. It's that kind of woman that has always inspired me to seek roles that are a little out of the box. I just haven't always had the opportunity to do them. "

" I like people more undone than made up. Patricia Arquette is the ultimate. She's not anorexic or perfectly tan, she's not trying to be anything but what she is, and that's the most sexy thing. "