I think I've always been interested in playing people who are judged very harshly.

I think people are learning to actually aspire to be objectified.

I like to do things sort of intuitively, I think.

I always think that I've embarrassed myself.

I'm incredibly naive.

Well, it's difficult to fall in love with a character when you just read the pilot. You don't really know who the character is.

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.