It's so normal for a teenager to dress in black -- and be real unhappy and stay in your room and say sarcastic things. How could something so normal be considered morbid?

I'm really open to everything.

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

Most people don't walk around knowing what other people think about them, and I don't think it's healthy to know what faceless strangers who you'll never meet say about you.

I think that's the best career that someone can have is one that's reflective of their personal tastes.

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

I think the thing that I always try to do - because it piques my interest - is to play really different parts all the time.