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" I have plenty of vanity in my life. I want to look pretty in the world. But it can be this bottomless pit. "

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

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" I have this book club, and we don't read one book; we offer up a few suggestions and create a library over time. "

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

" The Brexit and Trump phenomena are informed by similar forces and social and economic movements. I think it's been really stressful; it's been really scary. "

" 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 still have a book club with my friends from when I was 5. That's the privilege of growing up in a place where people want to remain. It's a huge gift. "

" I should be so lucky to be a misfit. I aspire to be a misfit. "

" You have to pick your battles on set. "

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

" What I needed was a connection to life that was real and lasting. "

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

" 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. "

" 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've never been interested or particularly good at censoring my experience. "

" I discovered Orson Welles in college; my freshman English professor screened 'Citizen Kane' for us, and I wound up writing a 20-page term paper on it. "

" Voice over can be tricky. It can be dangerous because it's over-used or inappropriately used. "

" 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.' "

" Most people assume that autistic people are not capable of empathy. "

" 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 was an actor who happened to be a kid. "

" By the time I went to Yale, I'd been acting for a long time and I was really tired of it. I was restless - and a little bored - and I was really eager to investigate different parts of myself. "

" If I took my characters home with me, half of my life would be a misery, I think. No, I tend to compartmentalize work from my life. I'm not terribly method. "

" Growing up in New York with artist parents - a very liberal environment, where we were always encouraged to challenge the status quo - I think for a long time I confused jingoism with patriotism. And that is a mistake. "

" Some of my happiest moments have been dancing. "

" I was a pretty nerdy kid. I was pretty nerdy. I'm still kind of nerdy. I have all of the worst qualities of being a nerd - all of the affect and none of the smarts. I'm a useless nerd! That's pretty bad. "

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

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

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

" Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism. "

" Any story is better with a little love in it, right? "