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If you say one gets influenced watching a character, I think it's foolish. Cinema reflects society; society rarely reflects cinema.
I basically never believed that I was a commercial actor. Just because of the outcome of many auditions over time. No one hired me.
I keep my key chain simple because I'm a big believer in luck. And I've heard that having lots of things on it is too much baggage.
Obviously because of my personal connection to Mandela and having had his story as part of my childhood, I knew how awesome he was.
It's really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed you don't feel that that's true.
There are moments where we don't understand the world we live in - where we don't understand our own lives, our sadness or our joy.
It's in understanding yourself deeply that you can lend yourself to another person's circumstances and another person's experience.
I know Vikings isnt really based in magic, but it goes back to Old World spirituality and different religions, and a lot of voodoo.
My dad showed me loads of films when I was young, but I never thought I would be in movies. That didn't seem like a real job to me.
I'd love them to have adorable little American accents, but I do want to bring my kids up in Australia; it's such a good lifestyle.
Many people say that recovery from an aneurysm is like having a layer of skin ripped off - your experience of life is more intense.
You can make the best show in the world, but if people don't actually turn it on and see it, they'll never know it's the best show.
My phrase has always been that I am looking for the versatility of theatre in film. I think I have been quite lucky in that so far.
I always tell people this: to be a savvy politician or a good head of state and to be charitable are not mutually exclusive things.
If you're actually talking to someone who's been through a disastrous number of years, that only means one thing: They survived it.
I'm really diligent; I have a really militant side of my personality that comes out in areas of work. I'm very motivated, you know?
I am the worst judge of how a movie is going to do. I always have great and ambitious hopes, but none of them see the light of day.
As an artist, you're always going to be yearning and wanting and never satisfied. I never feel like I've really achieved something.
I like finding things in locations where I've worked and things from down South and things from flea markets or even the sidewalks.
Neither of us entered marriage thinking it wouldn't be a strain. Life has strains in it, and he's the person I want to strain with.
And so when I graduated I moved to New York, and I was waitressing here and auditioning - and I got my first job pretty soon after.
Show me a woman content with her figure and I'll show you a seven-year-old girl. Everybody else is engaged in the war against flab.
I work with my acting coach to help me get into character and do pronunciation drills and tongue twisters to help me deliver lines.
As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.
Mum always taught us that compassion and kindness were the most important things in life, that it was better to be kind than right.
I don't want to constantly be making sacrifices. It feels like it's really difficult for the films I dream about making to turn up.
I've always loved shows like '48 Hours' and 'Dateline,' and I've always been passionate about getting to the truth, and journalism.
I don't think something is a failure if you put your all into it. I'm a big fan of the saying, "Nothing beats a failure but a try."
I do know that the key to anything good is feeling relaxed and free. That's the main thing that you can offer yourself as an actor.
I don't ever want to feel like my whole life is laid out before me and I know exactly what's gonna happen. That would be so boring.
I love to be a vessel through which characters can come through. And if I can move an audience with my work, then I've done my job.
I love this thing about L.A. that we always make fun of but always do, which is talk about traffic and which direction we're going.
I go from being hugely hopeful and entertaining to... really not. I'm not manic depressive, but I can really go to the darker side.
I will say that my father loved to teach and was a very gifted teacher. He probably would have been an excellent coach and trainer.
After the success of 'Aashiqui 2', I feel I need to conquer a lot more. I am constantly working towards it, and I will work harder.
I'm not Meryl Streep. My God - she's the greatest actor that ever lived. It's sad that ordinary actors like me are compared to her.
Why don't you just ease up a little bit, just be professional. Maybe you're over-investing - maybe you're caring a little too much.
My acting career wasn't going where I wanted it to. I wasn't getting good parts. I got so bored with myself that I started writing.
Anytime there's a God, there has to be a devil. And anytime there's good, there has to be evil. And the evil sometimes is the best!
I use honey to condition my hair and eggs for protein. Also, mayonnaise and olive oil are great options for keeping it moisturized.
There are some people who don't want to deal with the fact that we are not forever. Some people decide to live life to the fullest.
If you're always worried about being on your phone, then you really are missing out on everything that's happening in front of you.
I was self-conscious of what I would call my "tree-trunk legs" because they are very muscular... but now I've learned to love them.
My agent, Didier Fernandez - who's been my agent since I was 18 - has definitely been a mentor and a protector and a trusted friend.
I think, sometimes, you can just get really burnt out on something you enjoy doing and feel like the sponge is completely wrung dry.
We’re all women. We all have the same wonderful situations happen to us, the same horrific situations. We all get our hearts broken.
I feel like girls always deserve flowers; it's just a nice thing to do. If you want to make your girlfriend smile, send her flowers!
People just wanna talk. They wanna create negative things about you and your life and make up things. You can't let them affect you!
I was raised in California, so this whole New York winter thing is completely new for me. I've already justified buying seven coats!
I think sometimes when you begin to examine things - like yourself - suddenly you can just freak out and not want to go any further.