All of the sudden people say, "She's got tits and legs and blond hair. Let's talk to her!" I've been paying dues for years in modeling. Not only that, it took a month and a half of Chuck Russell, The Mask's director, and Jim Carrey trying to get New Line to say O.K. on me. I didn't sleep; I had an ulcer. Of course, when people talk of paying their dues, they mean years of going to acting school and auditionin.

Everything's a risk, by the way, these days. Every film you make is a risk. There's no guarantee.

For me, gratitude is the only attitude.

I think story-telling is innate in human beings, it's something that we've done since we scrawled across cave walls.

My ass is definitely higher than it was when I was 20. This is the thing that people don't understand - take care of your body [and it will] get better! It gets better as I get older.

I'm always jumping on a plane somewhere. With my lifestyle, I'm all over the place.

I'm someone who loves to enjoy life and tries to focus on real things and real friendships. That's why I live very simply.