"I want to stay alive in pretty much 90% of my movies. Slaughtering isn't exactly what I'm going for, but I will play edgy for sure."

I do have limits on my money. I like calling my mom to ask, "Can I have that?" Because I know I can be spending my money more wisely.

Colored leather is my favorite. To me, there's nothing more fun than wearing a cobalt blue leather skirt or a fuchsia leather jacket.

One fan asked me to sign their sock. That was crazy. They just took off their shoe and handed me their sock and asked if I'd sign it.

With the 'iCarly' soundtrack, I didn't get to write any of the songs. I just picked songs that meant a lot to me that I really liked.

I have a lot of things I want to do. I have a lot of fire. I want to do film. I want to do action movies. I want to do period pieces.

I'm an adventurer. I believe in being bold and brave - and taking risks. Even if I'm afraid of something, I'll still have a go at it.

I love a good road trip. And I have been known to sing cheesy '80s songs at the top of my lungs on a windy road when no one can hear.

I love 'Modern Family;' I don't exactly watch it when it's on, but I try to catch up on it when I can; it's one of my favorite shows.

I would love to play 'Wonder Woman'; I have the abilities and the strength because I am definitely not the typical Hollywood actress.

It's true - women want the fantasy. So give them romance - but without the desperation, wondering, and waiting you see in the movies.

There weren't really any visible men in my family when I was growing up, but of course there have been men in my life, wonderful men.

It really wasn't my thing. It still isn't my thing, the whole science-fiction action thing. I prefer simpler, character-based movies.

I believe that whatever your religious preference, there has to be a commitment to family because everything really does start there.

The journey of life - we all go through it: You have love, you lose love, you find new love. To have love again is a beautiful thing.

The way I talk to the puppets is real, and it's in the moment, and it's seeing what will happen. It's not something that is scripted.

John Cusack is a dream. I did one one-on-one scene with him and we got to shoot it so many times, and he did it different every time.

Only when you find the courage to say something to someone that might influence a change in your behavior, does that behavior change.

My family supported me before any of this crazy notion of moving out to Hollywood and staking my claim. That support has never waned.

I am thankful for all the blessings and talents I have been given, but most of all I am thankful for my loving and supportive family.

I think we have a very skewed idea of what sex is nowadays. TV, video games and the Internet are set up to raise men to be predators.

Even as a kid, I read Jung - Reflections and Individuation In Fairy Tales; all the inner circle of Jung was a real huge thing for me.

I have a Stella McCartney Adidas sports bra. I feel like I'm totally comfortable running. No problem. I have support where I need it.

There are so many designers that I love, and I'm so lucky that I get to work with so many of them and sometimes spend time with them.

What's in front of you is a whole world of experiences beyond your imagination. Put yourself, and your growth and development, first.

I did a lot of fast talking as a youth; I was pretty good at it. I was never talked into it - I was always the one doing the talking.

You have this preconceived notion of him [Sly Stallone] as a big, tough guy, but he speaks four languages and he likes to watercolor.

My mother never put an emphasis on looks. She let us grow up on our own time line. She never forced any beauty regimen into my world.

Yes, I was the child who would sneak into her closet and read 'Nancy Drew' for hours after the designated 'lights out' time of night.

I'd like to do a comedy, actually. I think it would be great to do a sitcom or something like that. I'm pretty much open to anything.

I had a friend, and we always used to pretend to be twins. We had this fantasy about going to Hollywood together. We were about four.

I believe you should be comfortable in your skin no matter what you go through - emotionally or whatever - as long as you're healthy.

I want to speak up and tell you that mascara and clothes don't make you cool, neither do name-brand handbags, but being a leader can.

The element of surprise - where you think you know where a joke is going, and then you're wrong. Those are my favorite kind of jokes.

No one's going to tell me how to make my own choices. For too many years, everybody told me what to say and what to do and how to be.

I was technically a Valley Girl, even though I absolutely dreaded being called that. I really hated the idea that I was a Valley Girl

A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible as a performer.

I have five kids from three marriages. I come from a trailer park. My sister and brother are both gay. I have multiple personalities.

Putting measures like gay marriage on ballots for elections only hurts the gay rights cause and elects more conservative politicians.

Everybody is agreeing so tersely. I just had a flashback to the month before my parents finally admitted they were getting a divorce.

I love fashion. I love couture. I'm going to erect a shelf in my bedroom with an art light to be the spot for the shoes of the month.

Acting is one of these things that I can't really describe - it's just like, why do you love your mum and dad? You know, you just do.

I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment. Everything is in tune: the voice, the type of music, who I am and who people think I am.

My mom on Pitbull: 'I'm glad he's a star, b/c if he wasn't and I just saw him on the street I'd think he was going to steal from me.'

I was an extreme tomboy. I did competitive gymnastics for over 10 years. I cut my hair like Winona Ryder, with that little pixie cut.

So often, I read scripts and am like, 'This would never happen in real life. It's not trying to be funny. It's trying to be serious.'

A truly beautiful woman is always good and the other women, and to people in general. She rejects rivalry, intrigue and dirty tricks.

At the dressing table, every woman has a chance to be an artist, and art, as Aristotle said, 'completes what nature left unfinished.'

I was a little late in the game for Twitter and Facebook and everything because I thought, 'Oh, I don't know. I just don't have time.

It makes my skin crawl when people tell me, 'Don't worry, you'll get another series.' Their expectations have little to do with mine.

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