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" My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I was always given a lot of responsibility. "

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" Maybe philosophy - I love talking about ideas. Or maybe art history. I was thinking about psychology, then I got really afraid because everybody says it's terribly boring. "

" I think you can become dependent on fame and be as known as you want to be, you know? "

" 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. "

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

" I think people who make movies and have invested a lot of money in them get frightened that if they challenge an audience they are going to repel them. And I think the opposite; it's really true. "

" 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. "

" Once you get over that peak of puberty, you hit a nice stride. "

" The big question is always, 'Eyes or lips?' I tend to go with the eyes because I've got a lot more material to work with now - and it saves me from reapplying lipstick! I'm a pretty low-maintenance person and it's too excessive to exaggerate both the eyes and lips. "

" Psychology and acting are very closely linked. It's just about studying people and how they work. It can be an incredible discipline and exercise. "

" I exercise more for mental relaxation than anything else. "

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

" I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I haven't graduated yet. I'm not legitimately educated yet, but maybe one day. "

" Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl. "

" I wouldn't say that I'm a naturally political beast. "

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

" It's a very young mistake to assume that life is very serious. I get the joke now. "

" I do know how to fire a machine gun, so be warned! I'm trained! "

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

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" Counterterrorism isn't really about the nunchakus, the guns and gadgets. It's about psychology. "

" 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 got an agent when I was 12, and I started working in more amateur productions well before that. But even as a kid, I never felt like a kid actor, you know? I always took myself kind of absurdly seriously. "

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

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

" Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we all take for granted. "

" I'm only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself so seriously. "

" I love sitting in the makeup trailer and getting my makeup done in 15 minutes as opposed to an hour and a half. "

" 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. "

" 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 have to say that my dad's face is very malleable. He's barely got any cartilage in his face. I think I maybe inherited that Play-Doh-like physicality from him. "