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We are used to women's narratives being defined through the male perspective. I challenge that as a concept.
Growing up, I absolutely loved skateboarding and dirt bike riding with my brother and the neighborhood kids.
I'm a homebody. I don't really like the Hollywood parties, and go out just to be seen. That's not really me.
I always had dreams. I knew I wanted to have money to buy things at the flea market. That's worked out well.
That whole world of musical theater was my first love. It's where I wanted to be when I was three years old.
There are people much less fortunate than us, and I don't mean people hungry sleeping in the streets either.
In treatment, all of the negative things I did were stripped away and I had to start processing my feelings.
I don't think I was ever...trying to kill myself but I knew that if I'd ever gone too far...I wouldn't care.
Every photo shoot, I'm always asking the makeup artist what they're using on me, and I'll go out and get it.
I feel like I'm the most forgiven actress I can think of, probably because of this short memory people have!
All I know is it was incredible watching Robert Downey Jr. bring Chaplin to life. Talk about weight-lifting!
Directors say that you should get actors before they are recognized. They will be a pain or have an opinion.
I no longer have the fear of being alone. It's cool to find out that you don't need a boyfriend to be happy.
When I was a kid, everything was so unplanned, my parents were so erratic, and my world was so inconsistent.
I think I am incredibly generous with how much I give to my projects, but that's my generosity with the job.
At the age of 15 I began my singing lessons, and once I became a professional performer, I dove into acting.
I love dark humor that crosses the line and makes you say, 'That's so wrong!' And that's 'Family Guy' to me.
Each year, I say I'm going to go to school next year. It's inevitable that I'll end up getting my education.
I do try to eat healthy, and I find that's easiest when I just avoid the Doritos aisle at the grocery store.
I had a great drama teacher in high school, and that's when I started to learn about the history of theater.
When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and stuffed animals, pretend like they're real dogs.
80 percent of learning is visual, so children who can't afford vision correction are at such a disadvantage.
I hate how box-office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I don't see a box-office failure blamed on men.
I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.
I feel like 'CSI: Miami' was just a license to do all sorts of horrible things that I'd always wanted to do.
Hermione uses all these big long tongue twister words. I don't know what she's going on about half the time!
Meditation really helps create not only a sense of balance... but serenity and kind of a calm state of mind.
I started as a model in Holland and Chanel took me to New York when I was 19, after which I decided to stay.
Social media is an amazing tool, but it's really the face-to-face interaction that makes a long-term impact.
I want to be paid fairly for the work that I'm doing. That's what every single woman around the world wants.
We live in a time where it's more surprising if people are actually together than if they're having affairs.
The American vice would be sometimes speaking too loudly. You can always hear American people on the trains!
Having grown up in Bombay, from the day you're born, you have absolute freedom to choose who you want to be.
My wish for the world would be to end violence against women. My wish for myself would be for peace of mind.
I think there's a part in each one of us that wants the impossible to happen, and that's what surprises are.
The major gossip columnists were more concerned with protecting the industry than with gunning down sinners.
The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it's so addictive.
I've always liked to go down a different path. Being a woman of color, I never followed a cookie cutter way.
I'd rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance.
Many people are target people. Once when Louis B. Mayer insulted me I poured a glass of water over his head.
I think I'm a weird combination of deeply introverted and very daring. I can feel both those things working.
My father fell really chronically ill when I was 13 and that's when I phoned up an agent and started to act.
It's give-and-take and back-and-forth, that constantly allows you to grow as an artist and as a human being.
Everybody thinks it's going to be so glamorous, so cool, you're on 'Glee,' you know, a hit show or whatever.
It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.
I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts.
To make lashes curl better, take a hair dryer to your eyelash curler for one or two seconds before using it.
Older people exude bundles of sexuality. Older men and women tend not run around like cats and dogs in heat.
I feel lucky. I think acting can help to keep you young. It does make you feel there's meaning in your life.
We've got to establish a socialistic economic structure that will limit private, profit-oriented businesses.