We live in a thinly veiled misogynistic society.

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

I take Wellbutrin because I'm afraid to go into stores. I'm afraid people are going to yell at me.

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

All the roles are for boys. The girls' roles are either small or all the same. There's just nothing interesting.

When I talk about feminism and what I think the women's movement needs more of, it's not to detract from anything going on - I think everything going on is fantastic - but there's this missing element. I think we could learn from our detractors a little bit because I feel like they have a plan, a better understanding of things than we necessarily do. You can't change things if you don't understand the other people involved. And if you don't understand yourself, you'll never change.

I'm not perfect-looking and I don't say the right things, I'm a little different, nothing really special, but I guess I come across as a little more real to people and that comes through on the screen. I know I look young, but with the right make-up I can look older. I definitely feel older.