I never want to repeat the same thing. I always want it to be different from what I've done, and to be not quite sure whether or not I can pull it off, until I hopefully do.

Is there anything worse than being called the 'It Girl?' By definition, there will be a new one in two weeks.

Life is beautiful because it doesn't last.

Life and death and birth is this fantastic mystery that we cannot fully grasp.

I believe in what science fiction can do, which is it can set up simple rules that it has to follow to try to illuminate something about the present that is somewhat invisible to us.

Human beings are flawed and complicated and messy.

So writing became a way to get to act in things that I thought were meaningful, and hopefully write stronger roles for other women.