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The last thing you want to do when you are about to film a scene is think, 'Oh my God, so many people are going to watch this.
I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate
You can't choose your childhood, it's just what happens to you. But after that you choose. And that's really what (makes you).
Sometimes I'll read an audition and I'll get a very strong first impression about who the person is, and I usually go with it.
I'm cautious about the currency situation, oil pricing and the economies of some countries not performing as we are expecting.
Being pregnant and carrying a child is a blessing unique to womankind and a mother instinctively wants the best for her child.
Life is amazing, life is odd. Life is not what you expected it to be. Things happen... Growing up takes longer than you think.
In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy?
What I'm looking for is the variety of choices and the opportunity to work with great directors - that's what I'm looking for.
I never, in my wildest dreams, could I have thought that the first role I get out of school would lead to an Oscar nomination.
I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile.
So far, the thing I seem to have been rewarded for in film is leaving myself behind and transforming myself into other people.
Living in London, the water is really harsh, and my hair got so bad as soon as I moved there. But you can't really avoid that.
People will consider me a part of their lives for however long 'Downton Abbey' lasts. It's a lovely thing to feel as an actor.
I have people who love me and people that I love and a man that I love. So in that sense, I feel that I'm pretty well rounded.
The world at large doesn't always make sense to me, and there are safe havens. Linda Manz in 'Out of the Blue' is one of them.
I've done a lot of independent travelling, which hasn't been the best career choice, but it's been a really great life choice.
My mom and I built a guest house on my property so that my mom could help me fostering animals. I do multiple fosters a month.
The culture is eating nature; it's overpowering storytelling. Movies are turning into games - it's abut the image, not nuance.
The average woman loses a half million dollars over a lifetime, but women with higher degrees lose $2 million over a lifetime.
If there's something decent going in television, the mediums now are kind of equal. Television has become much higher quality.
If there is anybody who can give you a combination of quality and reasonable budget, innovative content and casting, it is me!
It's okay to be you. You don't have to try to be anybody else. Whatever you are, however you are, it's fine. Nobody's perfect.
I am very slow to warm. I've always been sort of a loner. I didn't play team sports. I am better one-on-one than in big groups
It's just a crime that people don't take the time and make the effort to have a conversation if it's bothering them that much.
Why does anybody want to be famous? You know what's important to me? Having lunch! Pasta! Seeing my friends! Is that so crazy?
I felt like Jason Behr and I had such a unique chemistry. He just walked in and we started reading together, it was just there
Watching somebody else fail definitely makes you feel better with what you've accomplished and where your standing is in life.
I've always thought I was looking for myself whenever I traveled. Like a journey anywhere was really a journey through myself.
My parents have always been open to me trying new things, whether it's yoga or ballet or tap or jazz or piano or horse riding.
I want to be a simple bride when I get married. I want a beach wedding where I am running around on the sand in a white dress.
I am considered an icon at the age of 20 when people like after 40s or after they die are considered icons. It's just amazing!
Acting is such a bizarre way of life. Unless you're really passionate about it, you should give it up. Don't beat yourself up.
I think even if you're on a screen or you're in a play, it's always a group effort. It's not just the actors, it's the editor.
The first thing I ask when I'm offered a part is, Who's the director? which is something they never understand in Los Angeles.
Acting is an odd lifestyle. You make deep bonds quickly and, though you move on, you go around on a loop and see people again.
I have an existential crisis every time I walk into a bookshop, knowing that I'm not going to read all the books before I die.
It was an impulsive at her zenith Zeenat decision to act in 'Boom,' I signed the film after 70 per cent of the movie was done.
Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.
Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today's crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset.
I did a little film called 'Nina,' a small role. I played a French girl who was a nurse to Nina Simone. Zoe Saldana plays Nina.
I am very happy to be working with so many talented directors and writers, who are penning scripts that are interesting for me.
I love pointy nails! A cute way to add a pop of color to your nails is to make a V-shape at the ends of them in a pastel color.
For me, art is like a big support group, where you go and meet people who think the same way, and you go, 'Okay, I'm not nuts.'
I think if you're going to get a tattoo, it should be significant, especially when it's all the way up your arms and your body.
I always appreciated the magnitude of my mother's imagination. She always saw beauty in what was broken, and she'd preserve it.
There are lots of actresses I consider to be my icons, from Katharine Hepburn and Grace Kelly to Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep.
You're the twinkling light in my eye. You're my shadow always protecting me. You've always got my back, and I love you for that
Ours was a loving, nurturing household, but, at the same time, my parents' goal was to make all their children self-sufficient.
My husband and I are huge bibliophiles. He's always reading 'The New York Times Book Review' and then ordering 20 books online.