I'd give my right arm to be, like, a random extra on 'Girls,' just to walk past one of the scenarios. I'd love that more than anything.

Actually, when I'm not filming a movie, my beauty approach is really natural - I prefer a bare face that looks really healthy and dewy.

It's tapping into something so deep that when I reap the rewards, I do not even know I'm reaping them. It's a more overall kinda thing.

Anchorman' is my favorite movie of all time and Ron Burgundy is one of my favorite characters of all time. It's my 'Gone With the Wind.

The one thing I never want to do is act drunk or act high. You don’t do it from a mental kind of place because then you’re just acting.

Old age is the time when birthday candles cost more than the birthday cake itself, and half of your urine is wasted on medical testing.

I always say you've only got one life to live, and you're not promised a tomorrow. So, you might as well just have a good time with it.

I feel like with acting it's not like you make a choice - it's kind of in you and you have to do it or you wouldn't be able to survive.

I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17.

Every time I get something that's different than the last thing, I get excited. I don't want to play the same thing, every single time.

The most important thing in anyone's life is to be giving something. The quality I can give is fun, joy and happiness. This is my gift.

Paparazzi will try to get the most controversial picture of you in a compromising position because that's how they're going to sell it.

You keep learning how to let go and to live the life that you actually have, as opposed to the life you thought you were going to have.

I asked my Dad once, "How did you and Mum stay married for 33 years?" He said. "Well, we never wanted to get divorced at the same time.

I'm not the girl for super high fashion because I don't have the right body. When I want to get dressed up, I'm a Roberto Cavalli girl.

I just celebrated my fourth birthday on the set, my fourth birthday cake. So it's been awhile and, you know, I grew up with these guys.

I think Korean barbecue is very accessible to Americans because it's sort of similar to something we know, but with different flavours.

All nights are sacred nights to make confession and resolve and prayer; all days are sacred days to wake new gladness in the sunny air.

I think every actor is looking for a challenge, and to play something different, and to be a part of a project with other great actors.

I have been writing songs and poems since I was a little girl. I started writing short scripts, which evolved into the idea for a book.

The idea of playing a character for even two years, to me feels claustrophobic - only because I want to play a lot of different people.

It's how you look at beauty. Is it only an outward appearance with hair and makeup and a hot body, or is it something deeper than that?

You never feel like you're 100 percent at either one. I don't ever feel like I'm the best actress I can be or the best mother I can be.

I have always been a fan of Jim Henson, and I love his Creature Shop creations, the skill of the puppets and the characters he creates.

A lot of my fans are young and hip and enjoy my pop album and know the lyrics to those songs as well, which is a real compliment to me.

I'm a mom - I'm lucky if I get to shower in the morning. Luckily, nail polish stays on my toes. I've been so bad on the upkeep, though.

We've surrounded the most vital and commonplace human function with a vast morass of taboos, convention, hypocrisy, and plain claptrap.

You collect people to take with you. Some people change, other people don't... it's wonderful because I've met some incredible friends.

If there's a field you're interested in, do some research. If you can, go to school and study it to really understand it from its core.

If we all just took a moment to be a little more thankful and kind to people, or smile at people, it could really change someone's day.

I'm not a big shopper. I'm very very picky about what it is that I buy, I prefer to buy vintage and then I prefer to be very selective.

We all, in fact, carry so many people inside us; the only difference is that actors get paid for it, and we sort of spruce it up a bit.

My great-grandparents came from Poland. Interestingly enough, they were named Adam and Eve. But I do not believe they are the original.

I try not to plan ahead. I just kind of try to think in the moment. I always believe everything will work out the way it's supposed to.

Now that I've experienced ageism, I don't regard it as a bad thing. It's been a transition to something more exciting and maybe edgier.

Although for some people cinema means something superficial and glamorous, it is something else. I think it is the mirror of the world.

I wasn't a huge fan of reality shows, because I'm like 'they're taking away from the actors,' but sometimes mindless is just wonderful.

I think more and more young people are catching on when it comes to certain healthy behaviors, much more than I did when I was younger.

Sometimes, you have no idea why something works and other times, you put so much work and effort into something and it just falls flat.

Well, you can't be trying to achieve success of any kind in this business without accepting that there's going to be a flip side to it.

The cancer I had is not at all equal to other people's cancer. I've never had to have chemotherapy; I haven't had to have a mastectomy.

I was never the girl who yearned for children. I pretended to be interested in other people's kids, but that was obviously just an act.

My best beauty secret is simple: Have the right palette and the right colors and remember, you need so much less makeup than you think.

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when you're an actor. You're telling somebody else's story.

I'll usually wash my hair and let it air-dry wavy, but if I'm just in a hang-out mood, I won't even wash it. I'll wait until it smells.

My dad takes care of me as a manager and as a dad, ... That's his job, you know, to take care of me. He has my best interests at heart.

There are moments when I would love to fall asleep with my head on somebody's shoulder, just because I was so used to that for so long.

I love Gossip Girl. I used to hang out with Blake Lively and Jessica Szohr. I'm also addicted to Bravo and reality shows like Top Chef.

I'm not wholesome at all. I detest homey things like cooking and bed-making and Peter Pan collars. I like to wear slacks and play golf.

And then I wrote my first autobiography when I - well, it was 23 years ago. And since then I've written about one book every two years.

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