At 35, I'm definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. There's nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work or else it's going to feel stiff.

I can't think of any issue that is more important than working to see that no schoolchild in this world goes hungry.

I don't mind a little Sturm und Drang. When I was doing 'Riding in Cars With Boys,' I wouldn't smile at anybody, because my character, Bev, was angry at the world. I'm the opposite. Inside my head I'd be like, God, I'll explain to you at the end of shooting that I'm not this person.

I think that we all have to have that rite of passage of dating the tortured artist who seems cooler than we think we are; we aspire to be like them, and we're excited that somebody is turning us on to new music or a new lifestyle.

It's embarrassing to go through any rebellious stage in front of people that you love and respect, and yet I'm glad I did.

I want to be the rock that floats.

Everything I touched in the kitchen turned out crappy, no matter how closely I followed the recipe or copied the cooking show.