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To me, a lot of what makes a good actor is not what a teacher tells you to do but how you respond when youre on your own.
Don't worry about society's conditioning and the labels that are put on you by external forces. Hold onto your true self.
American hypocrisy consists of thinking that everything is serious; French hypocrisy is to think that nothing is serious.
Am I an intellectual? I don't think so. Less than people sometimes think, I have to say. But more than some others think.
You need to challenge your body in different ways, but I think the best way is to go for a run and stretch out your body.
Costume is a huge part of getting into character. Your body soaks in what you're wearing, and you turn into someone else.
You know as far as diet goes, for a while I was really obsessed with counting fat grams along with the rest of the world.
I try to be like a sponge when I'm around other actors, picking things up about the way they work and how they do things.
I don't want anyone to expect anything from any of my films, I just want them to see it and then tell me what they think.
That's the joy of acting - you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of yourself.
I'm more focused or try to be more focused on my acting and writing and comedy and let the other stuff fall where it may.
Mostly I've just worked with actors and actresses that are fun and easy to talk to and had nothing but great experiences.
Theatre is more metaphorical where you have to be louder and larger than life, whereas film is more subtle and more real.
I want to be a science teacher. My friends asked me why, but I'm intrigued by it and I'm quite good at science at school.
A lot of auditions are not fun; they're just a necessary evil, and, if you're lucky, you have a few moments that are fun.
I was a maid, so cleaning toilets wasn't my favorite thing, but honestly, standing outside all day in the cold was worse.
I know for me, personally, when something is being said about me that isn't true, it's extremely hurtful and frustrating.
If there was one thing I had never been, it was mysterious, and if there was one thing I had never done, it was not talk.
I like a man who can respect a woman. When he's real attentive, I think that is very manly. To respect a woman is divine.
I just got my work visa to shoot 'American Horror Story,' and my official status is 'alien with extraordinary abilities.'
To me, being grown-up meant smoking cigarettes, drinking cocktails, and dressing up in high heels and glamourous outfits.
I remember I had a boyfriend a long time ago who said, 'You need to change your name; you sound like a circus performer.'
As human beings, what makes us able to empathize with people is a connection that is not necessarily understood mentally.
People just don't sit down and watch shows live anymore. They DVR it. They stream it; they watch it on Netflix or iTunes.
There's a child within me. Everything is fascinating. The hunger to learn, do better and more creative things never goes.
I relate to people and roles that are about the arc of human experience, things that everyday people deal with every day.
I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.
A tortoise is, I suppose, a Jewish pet. It knows its place. Out on the lawn. It doesn't bark. It doesn't tear the Dralon.
When you make successful movies, everyone on set takes care of you, everybody is so nice and you disconnect from reality.
Every time I play in a movie, I never expect that it'll be huge. I don't like thinking about that, because it's so scary.
I always try to have my mother's voice in my head, because I am very proud of the morals that she tried to instill in us.
The way I see it, the third series of 'Downton Abbey' is all about change and how each character adapts to those changes.
I believe we are all born equal. You know, we are, whether you're a boy or a girl, you should have the same equal rights.
I went to the Gobi Desert, even though I had no scenes there. This is the greatness of China, the landscape, even for us.
I worry about my sides. I worry where everything goes. I worry that I'm going to be the leak. I give all my scripts back!
I really am enjoying the fact that I feel like women are having more and more say in Hollywood, in television particular.
I wanted to go on the red carpet with a baseball cap, t-shirt, and jeans. And I still do. Because that's really who I am.
I love doing short films because they're much more intimate and there's far less waiting around than on the bigger films.
The Tudors”) “I walked away thinking, well, if I don't get the job, it doesn't matter - I've kissed Jonathan Rhys Meyers!
As a child, I was prancing around in my mother's high heels and a ra-ra skirt, singing 'Material Girl' into my hairbrush.
I love the theater. I love being on stage; I love the live audience. I also love dressing up and all of the make-believe.
I think Stieg Larsson was pretty brave. He wanted to bring up things that we don't like to talk about, or like to ignore.
Ive been to London twice. I saw the Broadway show Billy Elliot there - phenomenal. I was crying through the entire thing.
My parents have always been cool. They even became surrogates to friends of mine who didn't have such supportive parents.
When Roman Polanski did give you a "Great, great, great!" you were just like, "Thank you, Lord, for this magical moment."
I have Scottish genes: my grandfather was Scottish. My father was a voracious drinker. So, drinking came naturally to me.
I decided to put my money where my mouth was and make films that I believe in. So even if I failed, I failed on my terms.
I root for people who I think authentically love each other and have each other's backs, and there's no questioning that.
At a certain point, I got into the older, cooler crowd, and they listened to hip-hop. I was desperately trying to fit in.
From a really young age, I was into female empowerment and supporting the underdog. Right now, I'm into female vengeance.