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I don't remember a day where I didn't own a pair of Vans or Chucks. I just try to wear what I feel comfortable in.
It is so important to remember that, while I love my job, there are other fantastic avenues to explore in my life.
A PHD is not the end of education. Education exists even among the bees who feed their queen only with the purest.
My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.'
You do your bit and then you hope for the best and you think, oh I hope there's an audience at the end of the day.
'The Girlfriend Experience' was definitely the break-out. When it came out, I started getting other opportunities.
I think I'm under the radar enough where I don't think I'm typecast as anything yet, so I'm pretty free and clear.
It's almost as if we each have a vampire inside us. Controlling that beast, that dark side, is what fascinates me.
I don't go to regular music festivals because I tend to run in the opposite direction wherever there's big crowds.
It's really about the work - if you are doing it for the right reasons - really to illuminate the human condition.
Oh, my only – if I had one frustration in being on “West Wing” is I wasn’t on it enough, because I was in and out.
Oh, my only - if I had one frustration in being on 'West Wing' is I wasn't on it enough, because I was in and out.
At 50 you're more confident, more comfortable in your skin and you don't put up with nonsense, especially from men.
I think the most important thing when you're telling a story is to just tell the story as best as you possibly can.
It could be a little bit sad as a young girl to sit there and wait in front of the telephone that would never ring.
A divorcee is a women who got married so she didn't have to work, but now works so she doesn't have to get married.
Even in the big movies, if the scenes are very big, I'm not fond of them as much as I'm fond of small actor scenes.
In Australia, everyone gets a nickname and people started calling me "Izzy" and I hated it so I just adopted Bella.
Everyone suffers some injustice in life, and what better motivation than to help others not suffer in the same way.
Of course, when you work on a character, you try to understand her. You feel that everything she does has a reason.
Laws exist in every state that make animal cruelty a crime. Horse slaughter is simply another form of animal abuse.
Any man worth his salt loves a feminist. Only men who are afraid of the feminine in themselves are afraid of women.
The most intoxicating thing about being an actor is to surrender to a story that you never would have come up with.
It may sound lame, but I've been journaling since I was in third grade. I love it! It makes me feel calm and happy.
Don't take anything for granted. If you don't believe in yourself, nobody else will. Have a little more confidence.
I must explore desert ground and see what can grow. But there are limits. I know in my heart what I would never do.
We can never know... But maybe it's because no black actors merited being nominated.Why put people into categories?
Throughout my whole life money has always been a problem. But I didn't realize that we were poor when we were kids!
When I've done gymnastics, ballet or soccer - I was always trying to be the best. I'm really driven. Really driven.
My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong.
It's a question of economics. If you're paid the same as a man, which now you are in this profession, you're equal.
But I think you could say my parts in Appointment In London and Gilbert and Sullivan were particularly interesting.
I've had a very strange life. Whenever I've married, I've married for life. But things have gone desperately wrong.
Einstein said, if everything exists as a substance of qualities, and qualities exist only in mind, then all is mind
With young people, there's often that carelessness, allowing yourself to get into danger - recklessness, I suppose.
When you act, you really have to give all of yourself, and if you're doing that purely for money, it's not healthy.
The real challenge for a vegan is getting vitamin B and omega-3s, but you can get those in a vegetarian supplement.
... shouldn't everything you do matter if you're bothering at all? Not to hold on when it's over, that's the trick.
You can't be ashamed of the work you've done. You make a decision, and then you have to live with the consequences.
I want to separate my professional life from my personal life. I want to live a normal life and be a normal mother.
I don't watch a lot of T.V. I only watch things via Netflix, so I only watch the things that I'm choosing to watch.
I grew up with artists and drag queens. These were just my neighbors and friends and the people who are raising me.
Making a fool out of yourself and putting it on the Internet is one of the best bonding experiences you could have.
I wasn't necessarily looking to do comedy on TV, but I don't think it's an accident that I ended up on 'Community.'
I am often late for planes. The airlines know me now, they call at home and ask, 'How much later will you be today?
What's so fascinating about people is what they don't show. People are masters at it; usually actors show too much.
I'm a very improvisational cook. I sort of like to make things up as I go along. I'm quite creative in the kitchen.
I prefer clean silhouettes that are almost utilitarian, but I'm not afraid to take risks on the red carpet, either.
I want to work beyond external aggressions, forget that one has something to do for others if it's not for oneself.
I know a lot of very rich, very successful, very lonely women in Los Angeles, and I never wanted to be one of them.