Actress Quotes

I have so much love that I didn't even know about.

I say to everybody, 'Adoption is not for the faint of heart.'

It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.

Sometimes things in life happen that allow us to understand our priorities very clearly. Ultimately you can see those as gifts.

Yes. I did more research than I ever wanted to and saw some things I wish I didn't. I went on ride-alongs, spent time with Homicide, Cold Case, and SVU detectives, hung out in subways learning how to spot pervs and pick-pockets, viewed an autopsy, went to a police firing range, and witnessed court c

Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciusness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.

You're over there in the corner either thinking about the dead dog or whatever, you're bringing up your personal life and you need the space, and then somebody throws you a joke. Especially if it's an emotional scene, you don't want the joke.

In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be.

I'm just a pack mule. I've played leads and I've played character roles. Any actress in Hollywood will tell you as your age climbs, the leads thin.

I'm always a little starstruck anyway. So to work with a movie star, which is Brad, I was excited about that; to work with a movie legend, which is Tony, I wouldn't have passed that up. Just to get to watch him and watch how he works.

I was always the child who wore her emotions on her sleeve.

I think in terms of family, in terms of relationships, in terms of work, competition to be the favorite, to be the noticed, to be the one - I don't know if it exists for all personalities, but I know for sure it did with me.

I love it when ugliness is beautiful. I love character flaws.

Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany.

All those days of waiting on tables until I could get a role on Broadway, all that time going to school taking lessons, and all those years of being a nobody following a dream-and now here it is.

In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on.

I'm not a big fan of mediocre.

You need to suffer to be interesting.

This is what I always wanted to do in my entire life, so I am not going to sit here and complain that it is so terrible to be in successful movies, because it becomes a trilogy!

There's a very wild side to me, but it's calming down.

There should be a law that there's a pajama day every few weeks.

Nerds are far more interesting human in later life.

My mom, Emilie, always taught me to think hard about marriage.

My mom was a photographer and whenever they needed a baby for a modelling job, she'd stick me in front of the camera. That's how it started.

I would just as likely be doing soccer practice as filming commercials.

I went to a regular school, not one of those fame academy things.

I want to stay true to who I am by trying to be in the moment.

I love this profession, but God, it can just destroy people, and I don't want that to happen and become some monster.

I know quickly whether a guy is boyfriend material. If I can have a good time doing absolutely nothing with him, then that's boyfriend material for me. Like if we're able to have fun at a gas station. I've had some really good times at gas stations.

That will only happen if I have a bout of amnesia or if I feel like mooning someone in the audience.