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" I think you see in people's eyes what they've been through. Anything in their lives shows up in their eyes. "

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" The performances that I love are ones like Gena Rowlands 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. "

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

" When I'm an old lady, I'm going to have my pick of the young men. They'll be like, 'She's Miss Mary Jane!' The young boys will think I'm a hot old lady. "

" I don't really relate to myself as The Girl in the Magazine. Which is dangerous for me, too, sometimes, because I don't think all the time, 'Well, look to see if people are following me home.' Sometimes I'm a little bit more free than maybe I should be. "

" 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. "

" When you get older, you feel better about yourself. You're not worried what other people think about you, in general. You just get more comfortable in your skin. "

" My grandmother lives with my mother in a gorgeous house in the San Fernando Valley. I am afforded these luxuries, and I'm very young. "

" 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. "

" I liked the girly cartoons. I was very much a girly-girl. "

" When you have a beanpole body, everything looks cute. Like Alexa Chung. I like her style, but she's really tall and skinny, so everything looks good on her. "

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

" 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. "

" I feel like everyone directs their own career according to their taste, what they migrate to emotionally and what kind of artists they want to work with. "

" 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. "

" What actor do you really take seriously who becomes a singer? It's kind of ridiculous. I can't think of anybody. "

" It's such a private thing - 'my process' - I can just say that the work that I do is like therapy between me and the character. "

" 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've always used my own personal emotions and things that I've gone through in my life to build a character. The work that I do before a film feels almost like therapy, between me and whoever I'm playing. "

" I'm not a very 'this is planned out' person when I get to set. 'This is how I'm going to do it' - I'm never like that. "

" 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 don't gossip about myself. "

" 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. "

" 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'm the kind of person who buys a new thing, wears it so much and then is totally sick of it. "

" 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'm very mature for my age, but I'm also innocent in a lot of ways. "

" You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you're in the most sad, confused time of your life. You don't fall in love with people because they're fun. It just happens. "

" Everyone goes through a hard time in their life. "

" New York vintage is too expensive! "

" I don't live in the spotlight, and I don't live my life in front of the paparazzi. I live very comfortably and quietly as possible. "