Strength and independence are always something that I'm drawn to in all my characters, no matter how different they are from one another.

I love things that have a vintage feel to them, just because there's a certain texture to them that we just don't have anymore. In fact I think I've been stuck in the 50s or 60s for a while...

I grew up just outside of Austin, and my upbringing was fairly rural.

Many states have laws against cousin marriage, which I think are ridiculous - people should be allowed to make that choice.

I'm keeping an open mind as always, because that's what you have to do.

Hollywood actresses age in dog years. I'm 25 in the rest of the world, but I'm about 48 in actress years. I'm just around the corner from my midlife crisis.

I don't want to play into the perception that all women should look like fourteen year old boys. I don't want to add to that pressure for young girls. But in Hollywood, there is a constant pressure to look a certain way.