I'm actually just playing honest, whole young women.

You can choose who you want to be the hero [in Hard Candy], but youll be second-guessing yourself -- theres just no right answer. Our society is obsessed with finding good and finding evil, but I think were all capable of anything.

I think there's a tremendous amount of guilt that goes on between mothers and daughters, no matter how good or bad their relationships are.

I hate how box-office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I don't see a box-office failure blamed on men.

This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another. If we took just five minutes to recognize each other's beauty instead of attacking each other for our differences - that's not hard - it's really an easier and better way to live.

Loving other people starts with loving ourselves and accepting ourselves.

I've never been to Ireland and I've always wanted to go.