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You're nothing to me until you're everything.
If you're not excited by it, why do you do it?
The illusion of perfection is an illusion anyway.
I'm really good at gymnastics, and that's about it.
I thought 'Out of Africa' would be a beautiful ballet.
I'm one of seven kids. That'll keep your ego in check.
I was a huge Ann-Margret fan, and I wanted to be like her.
I like Cinderella - she has a good work ethic and she likes shoes.
My dad is a singer. He used to sing in nightclubs, or pizza joints.
We’re only here briefly. And while I’m here I want to allow myself joy.
There's such a work ethic involved in theatre that you can't learn in L.A.
Look, I can carry a baby! I'm gaining weight right, everything's going well.
I'm much more comfortable speaking through my characters' voices than my own.
I was the dork in high school who sang musical numbers up and down the hallways.
I find that it's the simple things that remind you of family around the holidays.
How I work is I work from of very character-driven place. And I trust the writers.
I've always really loved action films, but I don't see myself as a superhero girl.
I'm just grateful I didn't have to spend my early 20s in front of paparazzi cameras.
Anyone who falls in love is a freak. Its like a socially acceptable form of insanity.
I do believe that you don't have to act like a man to be strong. You can still be feminine.
Falling in love is a crazy thing to do. It's kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity.
Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.
I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour.
I always want to defeat supervillains - it's just the chicken-and-broccoli diet that I'm not into.
I have worked with some of the meanest people in the world. You can't do anything to intimidate me.
A man who's powerful and strong yet is able to show tenderness and vulnerability, that's really sexy.
I think there are certain people that you'll always want to impress no matter how much success you have.
I've always been really comfortable around athletics, I've just never been comfortable playing anything.
I graduated high school and I didn't have a skill set and I didn't want to go to college. I needed a job.
The Muppets have such a great tradition of bringing together all of genres of actors and all ages of actors.
Working with green screen, you really rely on the director in a way that you don't on different types of films.
I always saw myself as more of a watcher, although I suppose my siblings might have a different viewpoint on it.
Find out who you are & embrace it. It's so much easier to face criticism when you are comfortable in your own skin.
My natural response to a stressful situation is to shut down. I do weird things, like, I don't cry, I get really cold.
As an actress people always tease me like: if there's anything you can do to make yourself unattractive you will do it.
I watched The Muppet Movie obsessively. I can still pretty much say a lot of the lines and do a pretty mean Fozzie Bear.
That's how I prepare for anything - I read whatever I can get my hands on, talk to people. I'm a bit of a nerd like that.
I watched 'The Muppet Movie' obsessively. I can still pretty much say a lot of the lines and do a pretty mean Fozzie Bear.
I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to LA and pursued acting and film, which is sad really.
I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot.
I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to L.A. and pursued acting and film, which is sad, really.
It's just very homey in Ireland. It's very comforting and comfortable. There's lots of fireplaces with fires. It's just really cozy.
It’s just very homey in Ireland. It’s very comforting and comfortable. There’s lots of fireplaces with fires. It’s just really cozy.
I do love shoes that make my legs longer. I have the upper body of someone who's 5ft 8in, so high heels help me even out the discrepancy.
What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and he knows his stuff.
I have to say I've been lucky in that way in that I've been able to go from different films and different genres with different challenges.
I come from musical theater, and a lot of musical theater is about accepting fantasy. I think it is more about just being open and accepting.
I didn't get into acting to have a moment, I got into it because of people who've inspired me, like Judi Dench, Holly Hunter, and Jodie Foster.
I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled.
I love accents - I wish I could find an accent for every one of my characters. It makes it so much easier when I don't have to hear my own voice.