After Princess Diaries, I was labeled a good girl, and for the first eight years of my career I had to fight to get any other kind of role. But I like fighting for a job, actually. Once you get it, you feel like you've emerged victorious from the scrap and you're like, "OK, this one's mine. Did it. Done."

I want to work with people that frighten me and excite me, and characters that I don't believe I'm the best person for the part but I'm still gonna try anyway. Those are my favorite roles.

Oftentimes, what you wind up learning is very different than what you expect.

Whatever you are made of, be the best of that.

I would have played street cop number three if it meant getting to work with Chris Nolan.

My acting wasn't the best. But damn, my ass looked tight.

When Chris Nolan is your director you are like, "I trust that, I'm wrong."