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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" 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'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt. "

" In high school I had a boyfriend who was super into rap, so I was into Too $hort and Wu-Tang for a little while. And my best friend's older brother would sometimes drive us home in this pimped-out truck, and he'd play all his dirty rap music. We thought we were really cool. "

" I was a big Guns N' Roses fan when I was seven. My friend who lived across the street had long dark curly hair and I had long blonde hair, so I'd dress up as Axl and she'd be Slash, and we'd rock out in front of the mirror singing 'Patience.' "

" If you're successful at a young age, no matter the profession, there has to come a time when you reevaluate everything, what it means to you. 'Is this what I want to do for the rest of my life?' "

" When you feel good is when you're not afraid to feel the worst. "

" I attract a different kind of boy when my hair's red. I get more quality men - like a more thoughtful, nerdy dude. "

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

" I feel very lucky that I don't have to rely on a man to give me financial security. That's a big deal. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's always nice when people appreciate your work because it means you've affected them, which is great. And so that feels good. "

" After 'Melancholia' and 'On the Road,' I wanted to do a comedy. And I did so many comedies when I was younger, but if you're not consistently in those movies, people don't always think of you for them. "

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

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

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

" When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's weird doing red carpets; it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it. "

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

" I hate red-carpet photographs! "

" What are you going to do if it's the end of the world? You better go out having fun instead of stressing about it. "

" 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. "

" When I was little, I put on plays for my family at Sunday dinner, and I would direct them and have all my cousins, my brother, and my best friends in it. I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera. It was like make-believe to me. "