I'm all for being in love and whenever I like someone, I end up pretty much completely smitten.

I don't come from a famous family and don't have this detachment from everyday people and everyday life. I'm just doing my job and the attention that comes with it is part of the territory.

You have to do things that excite you; you have to have a passion for your work. Otherwise you're just a face on the screen.

Live fast, die young.

I'm all for being in love and whenever I like someone, I end up pretty much completely smitten.

I was just doing bits and pieces of acting in the UK. I'd been in the film Breaking and Entering - Anthony Minghella gave me my start and I miss him dearly. Then I made the trip out to LA, during one of their pilot seasons, which was when they were developing Gossip Girl, and I auditioned, and things came together.

I've always connected with music. Life's not always what you see; it's what going on in your head. Music is what comes out of your subconscious.