I think people who suffer from depression, unless it's post-traumatic, are probably going to struggle with it for their whole life.

Our society doesn't want to help girls like that [in Black Snake Moan]. They just want to use them.

I was a big sci-fi fantasy geek when I was younger... secretly, in my room.

To be honest, I don't usually do very much research, especially if I'm working with a director who also wrote the screenplay. They've usually done a tonne of research. And they'll tell you about it from their perspective which is better than doing your own research.

I think I am naturally attracted to things that are a little bit out of this world.

I've been to therapists my whole life. I find the less attention I pay to food, the healthier I am. Any obsession is dangerous. And a whole country that's obsessed with one thing, unless it's, like, jeans, it's very dangerous. Everyone's obsessed right now with carbohydrates in this country. It's ridiculous.

It's fun to be sarcastic, but now I'm able to express myself in a way that's much more sincere.