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

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" I never read comics as a kid. I guess I was lazy and watched cartoons instead. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" People always tell me, 'Don't work so much', but I can't help it. I feel like all the things I've done are important to get to this adult stage and now I'm getting all these adult offers, so it's working. "

" You really can't explain how you do the things you do. I can't, anyway. I love certain actors, but sometimes they say the stupidest things about technique. I don't want to say something stupid. "

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

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

" I'm always looking for that movie that feels like it's hitting me where I need it. "

" I think every woman goes through a relationship where she is with a guy that is really not right for her. You get lost in it. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino - he's my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne - Pedro Almodovar wouldn't be too shabby. There are so many good directors, but those are some of my favorites. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "