Nick can get up on stage and just wing it, whereas I would have to be taken to a mental institution.
I'm an actress so the amount of rejection and commentary you get right to your face is pretty rough.
I was only a bridesmaid for my sister, and it was very calm and small, so I didn't have any tragedy.
My first waitress job was at Johnny Rockets in New Jersey, and then I waited tables at a sports bar.
I have to do some mental gymnastics as an actor sometimes, to remember not to let certain things in.
I'm older. There's some sort of seniority. As a matter of fact, the seniority ebbs as you get older.
I found it unbearable when I allow the song to meet the music, to allow the story to meet the music.
I let the actions of my life stand for what I am as a human being. Contend with that, not the words.
I learned that you can't truly own anything, that true ownership comes only in the moment of giving.
I don't come from a Hollywood family. I don't have Hollywood friends. I didn't have any connections.
Because whatever I feel inside, it has a place to go. It just saves me over and over and over again.
My goal in life is to enjoy what I do, and never to look back and say I wish I would have done that.
I think that certain things are funny and certain things are okay to make fun of - including myself.
Sit back, enjoy the ride and hang out with me for a little while. ( sorry, cheesy driving metaphor!)
I just want to make one really good movie a year. And when I die, to know I was honest as an artist.
More teenagers go to movies or rent a tape of a movie than sit down and watch sitcoms on television.
Also, chubby people can never truly pull off ethereal the same way skinny people can never be jolly.
I have such a rich fantasy life, I can't help it. I do make up a lot of romantic stories in my head.
To have a complete outfit designed, for me, is easier than trying to find pieces that work together.
I love that synergy between being entertainers and having people respond. There’s no greater reward.
Both my parents are chefs I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.
I love that synergy between being entertainers and having people respond. There's no greater reward.
But I love filmmaking - I'm not ashamed of that. You're sort of vilified if you say that in England.
We all struggle with our failure to communicate and our failure to reach beyond fear to love people.
I've been very lucky - I've worked consistently, and I haven't had to kiss a lot of people on stage.
When you're in front of the camera, for a small budget or a big budget movie, there's no difference.
The most important thing with children is to give them your time. Actually, that's all that matters.
I think you owe it to yourself and you owe it to your status as an artist to be true to who you are.
I like to express myself fully with my body, with my language, with my voice, and through directing.
No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.
Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering.
There's so much focus on celebrity these days; we're in the Kardashian era, and it's slightly scary.
John [Mulaney] likes to say I'm like a district attorney with absolutely no jurisdiction whatsoever.
My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.
To grow a tomato or a pepper and prepare a meal from your labor and care is primordially satisfying.
I'd like to be wise. You have to go through a lot to get there, but I'm willing to go through a lot.
Divorce is divorce and it's a really tough thing to go through, (But) I'd love to get married again.
When all of a sudden, people say, 'Wow, you look nice,' and carry on, it's shocking. Really awkward.
The most wonderful person I met was John Travolta. He's one of the ultimate movie stars of all time.
My job as an artist is to present the material. My job as a woman is to receive from it what I need.
I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.
I've been with my husband and friends for so long, I've forgotten what is unappealing to new people.
Basically, I'm living the life of an actress in L.A. And I've recently had some pretty good fortune.
In a thousand years, archeologists will dig up tanning beds and think we fried people as punishment.
I do want people to see me as a well-rounded actress, not just someone who plays in 'Turtle' movies.
In bed watching Family Guy. Love this show.! So hilarious! Stewie is my favorite :) love his accent.
I don't have sex unless I'm in a relationship. I'm old-fashioned when it comes to that. I really am!
Talent is a very potent aphrodisiac. When someone is incredibly gifted, I find them incredibly sexy.