I love the solitude of being on a plane and finally getting to read an entire book and being left alone.

I get so nervous. I happen to be socially awkward and shy. I spent a lot of my time as an adult not going places.

I didn't use to think anything was worth keeping private. Now I do.

I like the way my own feet smell. I love to smell my sneakers when I take them off.

A director should cast a person who fits into their script.

To Craig's [ Brewer] credit, I felt totally safe on the set [of Black Snake Moan] . And because I felt safe, Sam[L.Jackson] had to protect me. He got upset at all the physical stuff Craig wanted me to do. When I start doing stuff like that, all the screaming and running, I kinda go out of my head. I'm not necessarily in my own body anymore.

I tend to fight for something that I believe in.