"I don't try to be sexy, but if you are sexy it comes out. If you're not, you're not."

"I've always used my own personal emotions and things that I've gone through in my life to build a character. The work that I do before a film feels almost like therapy, between me and whoever I'm playing."

"I'm a good assistant. That's why I don't have an assistant, because I'm so on it that no one can be as on it as me. I know that."

"What are you going to do if it's the end of the world? You better go out having fun instead of stressing about it."

"I've been an REM fan since I was a little girl. I would jump around to 'Stand' in the mirror."

"When you get older, you feel better about yourself. You're not worried what other people think about you, in general. You just get more comfortable in your skin."

"I never read comics as a kid. I guess I was lazy and watched cartoons instead."

"When I have time off, my friends and I will go to Universal Studios, the movies, out to eat, and shopping. I'm happiest when I'm just hanging out with my friends... it really doesn't matter what we do."

"When I go away to do a movie, I bring the blanket I've had since I was a little girl. It helps me sleep. I also always bring my laptop so I can E-mail friends. And I bring my dog, Beauty, wherever I can."

"I don't live in the spotlight, and I don't live my life in front of the paparazzi. I live very comfortably and quietly as possible."

"I think most human beings go through some sort of depression in their life. And if they don't, I think that's weird."

"Everybody has a mean streak in them, don't they?"

"It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set."

"You really can't explain how you do the things you do. I can't, anyway. I love certain actors, but sometimes they say the stupidest things about technique. I don't want to say something stupid."

"Being an actress doesn't make you popular in school."

"I used to feel like I had to be the best at what I did, but I realized I don't have to be the best. It's so freeing. I've never been this happy."

"When I'm an old lady, I'm going to have my pick of the young men. They'll be like, 'She's Miss Mary Jane!' The young boys will think I'm a hot old lady."

"I don't want to be 'box-office girl,' but I don't want to be 'that indie girl' either."

"The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it's not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe in them."

"I attract a different kind of boy when my hair's red. I get more quality men - like a more thoughtful, nerdy dude."

"When you have a beanpole body, everything looks cute. Like Alexa Chung. I like her style, but she's really tall and skinny, so everything looks good on her."

"I'm the kind of person who buys a new thing, wears it so much and then is totally sick of it."

"Most people ask me questions based on a previous interview. That's not an interview. It's like they're just saying my quotes back to me."

"I'm not a very 'this is planned out' person when I get to set. 'This is how I'm going to do it' - I'm never like that."

"I would always rather do a mediocre script with a great filmmaker than a great script with a mediocre filmmaker."

"I really think the key to a film is the chemistry of people."

"You can never get enough of 'Jeopardy.'"

"I think every woman goes through a relationship where she is with a guy that is really not right for her. You get lost in it."

"When I was younger, I always did movies that teenagers would watch, not adults. I did 'Crazy/Beautiful' or comedies like 'Bring It On.'"

"It's weird doing red carpets; it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it."

"A lot of people my age, they grew up with me onscreen. I think that's helped keep a certain amount of longevity. When you grow up with a person, you feel like you know them."

"I'm not someone who feels the pressure of someone else's expectations. That's a very young way to feel."

"I feel like I could never walk around a film half-naked. I definitely wouldn't want to see that."

"I can't wait to have kids one day. I want to have kids and a farm with lots of animals on a lake."

"The more I see and know about life, the more ideas I have and the more I want to make art."

"I just want to be a good friend to people, that's all."

"I feel very lucky that I don't have to rely on a man to give me financial security. That's a big deal."

"I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot."

"My mother told me that when I was born a wave of feeling came over her. She just knew that I was destined to be an actress."

"The hardest job an actor can do is all this pretend, all this screaming and being scared for your life."

"I'd like to be taller. I'd like my baby fat to leave."

"I really wanted the MTV Award the most, It was a golden popcorn container and it looks really neat."

"I have gotten so many tickets. I hope I don't get my license revoked."

"Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on someone who makes you cry?"

"I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt."

"I try not to do scenes a certain way, because then I become conscious of it, and it dosen't come off as realistic. I try to make it so that I'm not really aware of what I'm doing."

"It's always nice when people appreciate your work because it means you've affected them, which is great. And so that feels good."

"Everybody smokes! Models, actresses, everyone! Don't they realize that it's gross? I understand it's an addiction, but it still pains me to see my friends do it."

"You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning and you're excited for the day? That's one of my main goals in life."

"If I saw 'Virgin Suicides' or 'Eternal Sunshine,' I'm so proud to be in those movies. They are such great movies. I felt so free on those sets."