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" 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. "

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" Actors want to surprise themselves. When it's really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely. "

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" I was a very confident child. I knew I wanted to be an actress from the age of 5. "

" On a film you can really get away with learning the scene the night before and that's often just not possible with TV, so you have to be a little bit more prepared a little bit more in advance. "

" I was very driven to act from a very young age, and my parents were not only tolerant of that drive but also encouraging. "

" Voice over can be tricky. It can be dangerous because it's over-used or inappropriately used. "

" 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. "

" If you do something that you're not genuinely passionate about, it is a little soul-crushing. Just not worth it. "

" I'm very vain about my performance. I want to give as honest a performance as I can. But I'm not so worried about being regarded as beautiful when I'm playing a character. "

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

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" But I don't know if people are meant to be together. You have to have a lot in common, choose well and be really fortunate. It's not like you're sprinkled with fairy dust. You have to believe that love will be there when you need it. "

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

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