"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."

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

"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'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."

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

"I'm never going to say anything about who I'm dating unless I'm married or engaged."

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

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

"I'm always looking for that movie that feels like it's hitting me where I need it."

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

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

"So many teen films are overproduced and people are going to burnout on the subject."

"I didn't go to Cirque Lodge for alcohol abuse or drug abuse."

"You lose like five pounds immediately, and your face is glowing and gorgeous!"

"I think it's best to date someone who doesn't do what you do."

"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 now and now I’m getting all these adult offers, so it’s working."

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

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

"It's such a private thing - 'my process' - I can just say that the work that I do is like therapy between me and the character."

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