If I hadn't gone into acting, I would have been one of those weird runaways on Hollywood Boulevard. No, it'd be uglier. I'd probably be dead.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

As a kid, I was told to talk as much as possible.

I hate the things they preach. They found a gimmick that sells. The fact that they're making money off all these teenage kids who actually believe in their message is disgusting.

As long as we can tell stories about our ability to survive, the more we will hope, not self-destruct.

I come from one of these hideous backgrounds where being sincere is like - ugh, you might as well kill yourself.

As a teenager, my favourite rejection was, 'She looks too healthy,' which of course translates as, 'She needs to lose weight.'