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" I would not say that secret-keeping is one of my finer skills, actually. "

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" 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. "

" I love Berlin. "

" 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. "

" It's funny with jeans now, because if they don't feel like a pair of sweatpants, I don't have patience for them anymore! I think I'm becoming increasingly lazy. "

" I think people are made uncomfortable by uncensored expressions of emotion. "

" I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I was hiding behind trees, I felt so unworthy. "

" The first time I realised I was patriotic was after September 11th. "

" I don't know any celebrated people that register in a big way who aren't unique. "

" It's been a great privilege to see how interwoven nations are and how incredibly complex these relationships are. It's so elaborate. "

" I'm so impressed by Jennifer Lawrence and Carey Mulligan. They have this exquisite taste. They are very gifted in their ability to make great choices. "

" I particularly love Israel. I've had fantastic experiences there. "

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

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

" I'm just always learning lines. I've learned to flag the really crucial scenes, and I start figuring them out and committing them to memory as soon as I get them. "

" I like marriage. I feel very secure. It helps when you are in love with the person you are married to. "

" I think it's important to never play 'crazy' - you have to know what kind of crazy you're playing. "

" I think I would make a lousy stay-at-home mom. It just wouldn't suit me. "

" My go-to gifts are scarves from my friend Matin Maulawizada's nonprofit organization, Afghan Hands, which supports disenfranchised women in Afghanistan. In exchange for their beautiful embroidery, the women are given financial aid and classes in math and literacy. The scarves are all stunning and one of a kind. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" I used to have nightmares when I was a little kid that I woke up prematurely and opened all the Christmas presents. And then I would be so relieved when I woke up and I realized that I hadn't done it. "

" I try to eat sensibly. I cheat, but for the most part, I eat in a clean way. "

" I was a serious kid to an absurd degree. I was overwhelmed with responsibility. You know, trying to play grown up. I overdid it. "

" I actually think in some ways that it might be more challenging to be bipolar because it's so mercurial - it's so ever-changing. You can't get any traction. You can't build on a system. Whereas, somebody who has Asperger's, which is certainly a much more forgiving expression of autism, can create models for coping and build on them over time. "

" People talk about 'date night,' and it is true: Sometimes you have to apply yourself, or at least apply lipstick to yourself. You kind of have to dress up, just because. You know, wear heels to your own dinner table. "

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

" Oliver Stone's strategy is to unnerve the actors so as to make them alert and alive. "

" I would rather not work than be a neurotic mess. "