That is the greatest source of my anxiety on this film [The Hobbit], is that I'm going to be lynched.

If your home is peaceful, then you're going to go out in your day peacefully.

When I was young I was soft spoken and a little bit timid and passive. My dream then was to be a ballerina or a figure skater - something very delicate.

I'm surrounded by people who care about me and love me. I have a great job. I have wonderful roommates who take care of me. I have a family who adores me.

I cried myself to sleep wishing I was ugly because men leered and disrespected me, because they assumed things about my mental capacity or my physical willingness based on the way I look.

I enjoy the idea that even though I'm resting, I'm accomplishing something by reading a book.

I have to have nature around me. I love the earth and this insanely beautiful creation that we live in. I just think it's to be marveled at and appreciated. It gives us life.