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He's probably the world's most beautiful looking man, yet he doesn't think he's that gorgeous. And to me, he's just smelly, farty Leo.
I don't believe in marriage. It's bloody impractical. 'To love, honor, and obey.' If it weren't, you wouldn't have to sign a contract.
I come from a martial arts background so kicking and punching and using your hands and your feet is more of the art that I was taught.
I am really terrible when it comes to guys. Inside, I just see myself as this overweight tomboy with funny-coloured hair and bad skin.
If you're not getting it perfect, life is still going to go around. The world still turns. It's going to be OK. Tomorrow is a new day.
'Skins' is actually a part of who I am as a person, so I was really focused on making sure the scripts and the story lines were right.
I don't live in L.A. I actually live in Atlanta, Georgia. After I graduated from Spelman, I just stayed and never left. And I love it.
When I got out of my Twenties I stopped playing women that were victims. I like playing women who are strong and have a piece of mind.
For a quick, healthy meal that's also fun for kids, I serve fish tacos: soft tortillas, lettuce, tomatoes, black beans and brown rice.
Indians have a big problem with alcohol and drugs. I grew up with an admiration for their culture and was sensitive to their problems.
I drank a lot when I was a teenager and I don't drink any more, because that's when I thought, you know, I'm gonna end up a car wreck.
I've realised that I am who I am and that is it. Like it or lump it. I'm not around to please anyone any more, and it's a huge relief.
Often, the roles I'm offered in England are melancholic women who are filled with regret for the past, regret for their fading beauty.
God has always opened one door after another. Sometimes you think all the doors are closed and just when you think that, a door opens.
If we could all figure out a way to just be true to ourselves and have a good time doing what we're doing, it would be a lot more fun.
I think there are ways to get so caught up in your career and being so heavy and dramatic, and everyone wants to be a tortured genius.
I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.
I always sing Adele in the shower. But everyone should know you never sing an Adele song in public because no one's better than Adele.
Being physically fit doesn't mean anything if the mind isn't fit and being fit in the mind is not worth much if the body is suffering.
My mom is very close to me, and it has been really cool having a mom that's closer to my age because she can go out with me and stuff.
As an actress, I have to be objective about myself. If I don't criticize myself, there are plenty who will do a find job of it for me!
I used to trip over my legs and get detention for my too-short shorts because none fit. I still trip, but now I like to show them off.
I collect imported teas, I have a few cupboards full! It's like wine, each has it's own flavour and you get into their little nuances.
Not only do I not want to be stereotyped as this Asian girl who fights - gee, what a wonder - but also I have more to offer than that.
I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything.
I know things aren't perfect for women in the U.K. and in America, but there are women in the rest of the world who have it far worse.
I've kind of blocked it out, but a good friend affectionately reminded me that yes, I was a dork. I was not a cool kid in high school.
I went through so many phases because I moved schools a lot. I grew up primarily in Connecticut, but also here in L.A. for five years.
God, George Bush makes me want to slash my wrists. He's so embarrassing I have to leave the room when he's on the news. What a monkey.
People tend to think when you're on dramatic films, that it's all so heavy, but it's really not when you're working with great actors.
My greatest strength as a person? I guess I get caught in it a lot, but I think it's my ability to put myself in someone else's shoes.
You can't sleep your way into being a star. It takes much, much more. But it helps a lot of actresses get their first chance that way.
I never analyzed whether I had a style or whether I didn't. I wouldn't be able to describe my style or even tell if I have one or not.
All of the characters I've had the chance to create are survivors. But we live in a world where surviving makes up most of what we do.
Growing up, I just wanted to be like everyone else. I didn't value or understand the beauty in being different at the time in my life.
I work out every day, and I eat 1,200 calories. Heres the truth - like Ive said to everybody, Every diet works if you follow the diet.
I guess not being able to hear just made me adventurous and daring. And in most cases, that didn't make my parents very happy with me.
America took me into her bosom when there was no longer a country worthy of the name, but in my heart I am German - German in my soul.
My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.
Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an autograph seeker handed me a pen and paper under the stall door.
You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.
I'm always tinkering with something - suddenly I'll think I can work with wood, but then I'll realize I can't, so I go back to sewing.
You just have to say, 'It’s pretty damn good. I am right here at the moment and I’m OK with it. I've got other things to think about.'
I love seeing what people wear out to dinner in different cities. I know how differently I dress in New York than I do in Los Angeles.
It is a remarkably beautiful piece of home furnishing, the Oscar. I used to keep it up in front of a mirror so that it looked like two
I do think there are trends in your life once you've been auditioning long enough. I was the angry teenager and then the sweet victim.
When you dance intensely, you are really aware of your physicality, and that's always great to have as a tool, when you're an actress.
I got the first thing I auditioned for - a guest role on two episodes on 'All Saints,' and I don't think I had ever been that excited.
When you're doing a job, you go out there and do it to the best of your ability and you don't think about awards and things like that.
I am a firm believer that you can make a difference in someone's life - whether they're thousands of miles away, or on your own block.