"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."

"I wanted to get an angel wings tatooed on my back, as a guardian thing."

"I just don't want to be the damsel in distress. I'll scream on the balcony, but you've got to let me do a little action here."

"You know how people say awards don't mean anything? Hello! I think the energy around them makes everyone cuckoo."

"But the real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself, have self confindence, and try to be secure in your decisions and thoughts."

"I don't find I'm manic at all. I'm very chill."

"Confidence is very sexy. You could be not cute at all and have such confidence."

"I'm happiest when I'm just hanging out with my friends... it really doesn't matter what we do."

"I'm very mature for my age, but I'm also innocent in a lot of ways."

"You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you're in the most sad, confused time of your life. You don't fall in love with people because they're fun. It just happens."

"You don't really know who you're going to fall in love with at what time in their life. They can be the worst off they've ever been in their life, but you can't help who you fall in love with. That's part of the excitement of life - new people, new experiences."

"When I was little, I put on plays for my family at Sunday dinner, and I would direct them and have all my cousins, my brother, and my best friends in it. I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera. It was like make-believe to me."

"The performances that I love are ones like Gena Rowlands in 'A Woman Under the Influence,' where women are allowed to be messy and imperfect. It's that kind of woman that has always inspired me to seek roles that are a little out of the box. I just haven't always had the opportunity to do them."

"In high school I had a boyfriend who was super into rap, so I was into Too $hort and Wu-Tang for a little while. And my best friend's older brother would sometimes drive us home in this pimped-out truck, and he'd play all his dirty rap music. We thought we were really cool."

"People always tell me, 'Don't work so much', but I can't help it. I feel like all the things I've done are important to get to this adult stage and now I'm getting all these adult offers, so it's working."

"I was a very extrovert kid. It felt normal to me to act. I always went to regular schools. I've never been catty or a prima donna, so I never had problems. I always had my seat at the cafeteria when I came back from acting."

"When you spend your entire life as a child actress, being told where to go and where to stand, you're performing constantly for people. It definitely breeds the kind of person who's dependent on other people's approval."

"I really want to do a film in another language. My dad's from Germany, so it'd be really cool to do a film in German. I'm not quite fluent, but I can get there. And my accent's pretty good. I wouldn't feel too out of my element."

"I'm a person who likes to hang out. I would never go on a blind date. That sounds like the most uncomfortable thing on the planet earth. It's like, 'Hi. Nice to meet you. So, what kind of music do you like?' Date ended."

"After 'Melancholia' and 'On the Road,' I wanted to do a comedy. And I did so many comedies when I was younger, but if you're not consistently in those movies, people don't always think of you for them."

"I think the best thing about my job is that I have my life documented, which not many people get to have. They have a photo here and there and maybe some video footage from a birthday. My kids will be able to see me growing up."

"I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday."

"Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to lose"."

"Never give up, which is the lesson I learned from boxing. As soon as you learn to never give up, you have to learn the power and wisdom of unconditional surrender, and that one doesn't cancel out the other; they just exist as contradictions. The wisdom of it comes as you get older."

"By not having to live up to people's expectations, I was somehow free."

"You don't paddle against the current, you paddle with it. And if you get good at it, you throw away the oars."

"I grew up in a time when people believed in duty, honor and country. My grandfathers were both officers. My father was a General in the Air Force. My brother and I were both in the Army. I've always felt a kinship with soldiers; I think it's possible to support the warrior and be against the war."

"I feel like I'm kind of lazy, but I keep the yard looking good."