I don't see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws. People have really odd opinions. They tell me I'm skinny, as if that's supposed to make me happy.

Don't fit in, don't sit still, don't ever try to be less than what you are...

Acting is not pretending or lying. It's finding a side of yourself that's the character and ignoring your other sides. And there's a side of me that wonders what's wrong with being completely honest.

I’m still having trouble convincing Pax that underwear and pants go together – underwear is not pants!

I eat steamed sea bass and vegetables, and I have no sugar, and only drink soy milk.

I hide my emotions mainly because you don't want somebody to know that you feel sorry for them, because they will feel worse, or because you don't want someone to know or see your fear. If someone like a sick kid or a burn victim sees your fear, they respond to how you respond. And if you show them it's terrible, they will get upset. It's something I've learned over the years.

I'm shy to call myself a director still. When someone says, 'What do you do for a living?' I don't know if I've earned that.