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" I've been lucky to find people who want to work with me, whom I respect and like, but the truth is there aren't that many good projects out there. And we make way, way too many movies. So it's not always going to happen with every project. But I try and wait it out. "

" I would have loved to have been in a Hitchcock movie. "

" The more I see and know about life, the more ideas I have and the more I want to make art. "

" A lot of people my age, they grew up with me onscreen. I think that's helped keep a certain amount of longevity. When you grow up with a person, you feel like you know them. "

" I try not to do scenes a certain way, because then I become conscious of it, and it dosen't come off as realistic. I try to make it so that I'm not really aware of what I'm doing. "

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

" I'm a good assistant. That's why I don't have an assistant, because I'm so on it that no one can be as on it as me. I know that. "

" Everybody has a mean streak in them, don't they? "

" I think for everyone it's good to have your own personal work on a character and a film before you even start rehearsing, to have an inner life. "

" The hardest job an actor can do is all this pretend, all this screaming and being scared for your life. "

" Most people ask me questions based on a previous interview. That's not an interview. It's like they're just saying my quotes back to me. "

" I'm not someone who feels the pressure of someone else's expectations. That's a very young way to feel. "

" I don't try to be sexy, but if you are sexy it comes out. If you're not, you're not. "

" When I go away to do a movie, I bring the blanket I've had since I was a little girl. It helps me sleep. I also always bring my laptop so I can E-mail friends. And I bring my dog, Beauty, wherever I can. "

" When I was younger, I always did movies that teenagers would watch, not adults. I did 'Crazy/Beautiful' or comedies like 'Bring It On.' "

" I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot. "

" I'm a person who likes to hang out. I would never go on a blind date. That sounds like the most uncomfortable thing on the planet earth. It's like, 'Hi. Nice to meet you. So, what kind of music do you like?' Date ended. "

" I'm never going to say anything about who I'm dating unless I'm married or engaged. "

" 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. "

" I'd like to be taller. I'd like my baby fat to leave. "

" It's important to me that I don't get trapped in the whole teen scene, because I feel that you can get lost in those kind of movies, and they aren't really about the actors; they're about the selling of the concept, and how much money it makes. "

" Being an actress doesn't make you popular in school. "

" 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. "

" You can never get enough of 'Jeopardy.' "

" I've been an REM fan since I was a little girl. I would jump around to 'Stand' in the mirror. "

" I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera. "

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

" I really wanted the MTV Award the most, It was a golden popcorn container and it looks really neat. "

" 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. "

" Doing 'All Good Things' really felt like I was acting for myself rather than anyone else. It gave me a freedom I'd never had before, or knew I had, to do whatever I want to, and to argue my opinions and not just feel like the cute girl on set or the girl in a boy's club. I figured out how I could be both. And it's been different ever since. "