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

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" I don't want to be 'box-office girl,' but I don't want to be 'that indie girl' either. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I liked the girly cartoons. I was very much a girly-girl. "

" But the real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself, have self confindence, and try to be secure in your decisions and thoughts. "

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" I can't imagine having a real personal thing, like divorce and marriage, all those things, being in the public eye. I try to not talk about anything personal, and then nobody has the fire to throw back at you, like 'You said this back then!' "

" I think you see in people's eyes what they've been through. Anything in their lives shows up in their eyes. "

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

" I was a very extrovert kid. It felt normal to me to act. I always went to regular schools. I've never been catty or a prima donna, so I never had problems. I always had my seat at the cafeteria when I came back from acting. "

" I've always had a process that I do before I even get to set or go to the location. I work privately, and it almost feels like therapy between me and who I'm playing. So I have this inner life that's there and it gives me a confidence, too, that when I'm playing the role I know every question. "

" 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.' "

" When I have time off, my friends and I will go to Universal Studios, the movies, out to eat, and shopping. I'm happiest when I'm just hanging out with my friends... it really doesn't matter what we do. "

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

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

" 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 really think the key to a film is the chemistry of people. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When you get older, you feel better about yourself. You're not worried what other people think about you, in general. You just get more comfortable in your skin. "

" I'm the kind of person who buys a new thing, wears it so much and then is totally sick of it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set. "

" When you spend your entire life as a child actress, being told where to go and where to stand, you're performing constantly for people. It definitely breeds the kind of person who's dependent on other people's approval. "

" A lot of people my age, they grew up with me onscreen. I think that's helped keep a certain amount of longevity. When you grow up with a person, you feel like you know them. "

" It's important to me that I don't get trapped in the whole teen scene, because I feel that you can get lost in those kind of movies, and they aren't really about the actors; they're about the selling of the concept, and how much money it makes. "

" When I was younger, I always did movies that teenagers would watch, not adults. I did 'Crazy/Beautiful' or comedies like 'Bring It On.' "

" 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. "