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I always tell my children, 'You have to face your fear. If not, it's like running from a dog that will bite you in the back.'
I had to get into a place for myself of thinking what I would create for myself if I didn't have to worry about making money.
I'll never sing something that I've never been through. So even if I didn't write it, I have to have at least experienced it.
How would you like to have a father who keeps getting younger looking every year? Do you realize what that can do to a woman?
It takes a lot out of you to do a one-hour episodic lead of a show. I don't think actors realize that when they take the job.
I will very happily grow old in the comedic world of Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, if they would keep having me over and over.
A busy schedule can be difficult, but I have the best husband on the planet. He supports my endeavors, and we work as a team.
I didn't want to be gay. I wanted to be... I wanted an easy life. And you know what? I am gay, and I still have an easy life.
I love doing comedy. Absolutely love it. After 'Wedding Crashers,' people suddenly realized that it was something I could do.
I have often felt bad that I am not great at any one thing. Like just a super super singer. Or the Gregory Hines of something
I'll have to have a palace, of course. I may not be a princess, but I am a movie queen, and every queen should have a palace.
Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?
I didn't think American Pie was going to be what it was! I had a very small role and the reception I received was just crazy.
Better passion and death than any more of these'isms'. No more of the old purpose done up in aspic. Better passion and death.
What's so sad is when we're younger, if you have a bad parent, that is normal to you and that's what you think of as healthy.
It's a real roller-coaster ride if you're lucky to have longevity in this business - you have to be able to ride those waves.
I've played more villains than anything else. And I love playing villains, because I can just be evil and do whatever I want.
I'm passionate, I'm driven at my job and I also am compassionate with people. We all think we can save somebody that we love.
I'm trying to incorporate colour into my life. Until recently, everything in my closet was black, white, grey, navy or olive.
I know sometimes my Twitter feed is intense, but I take it as a friendly void to scream into. I don't have another way to be.
I'm really into strong, female roles - but they don't have to necessarily be loud - I'm just as interested in introverts too.
Kissing scenes with a boy or a girl, they're awkward. There's nothing sexy about it. There's a lot of people standing around.
Circuit training is a great way to go. Keeping the reps high and the weight low, you'll tone your muscles without bulking up.
I've fallen in love maybe five times in my life. But it's a long life. I do get crushes. Whether it's men or women or babies.
I have a very realistic image of what marriage should be. It takes effort, but it shouldn't be the hardest thing that you do.
Well-being is how I feel in my skin, not about how other people are looking at me and what they see... it's what I feel like.
When you empower women and help them thrive, you help their communities thrive. Women shoulder the burden disproportionately.
I never wanted to be the person who said, "I woulda, coulda, shoulda." Life is way too short, and you may not last that long.
But celebrity really doesn't mean anything unless you use it for finding some way to give back and I've always felt that way.
It's my job as a supporting actor - which I usually am - to support the film: to make 1, 2, or 3 on the call sheet look good.
My schedule, it always looks like it's really steady, but believe it or not, I tend to work a bunch and then take a year off.
[Filming Payne] that was also the first time I worked with JoBeth Williams, which was also a case of not being the last time!
I loved working on that show [Defiance]. I mean, that show was brutal. We worked long, brutal hours in really brutal weather.
If you told me tomorrow that I couldn't act anymore, it wouldn't bother me. I have only one wish: to meet the man of my life.
I don't have a big career plan. I just like to see how things come out, and I just try to keep going in different directions.
I tried for a short time to be something I wasn't, and had no success with it. It's a practical solution to just be yourself.
I like to connect with people and suss them out. There's no better way than seeing how they react if you just bear into them.
I do endless chopping and preparing things. I really find that relaxing. I do a lot of thinking as I am chopping and cooking.
I remember as a child going around with "Votes For Women" balloons. I learnt early what it is to be snubbed for a good cause.
There are some days where, at the end of the day, you've done OK. It's the most out-of-control feeling you possibly can have.
I used to play guitar years ago. It brought me a lot of pleasure when I was a teenager growing up and was having tough times.
It's nice to know that a studio is willing to put a female in a film without expecting the character to have a love interest.
The thing I love about acting is getting to change and look at different people in different lives and do different projects.
I try to do different roles and try to immerse myself deeply and see what they need to be that's different than the last one.
Learn to embrace your own unique beauty, celebrate your unique gifts with confidence. Your imperfections are actually a gift.
I wouldn't trade anything no matter how good or bad or difficult. I'm the luckiest girl in the world as far as I'm concerned.
You finish a job and it's very emotional because you're working crazy long hours, and your work family is like a real family.
I think every woman goes through a relationship where she is with a guy that is really not right for her. You get lost in it.
I just don't want to be the damsel in distress. I'll scream on the balcony, but you've got to let me do a little action here.
I connect with an aura, with energy. And if the person with whom I connect happens to be a female, that's just the way it is.