The way I've been able to embrace fame is by realizing that celebrity is just a means to send whatever message you want out into the world.

I don't want everyone to think of me as just 'that kid who called Jesse Jackson a communist in middle school.' That's why I decided to become a famous actress.

I don't have the educated knowledge of what textures, colors, shapes and spaces need to be put together to make something just right. I'm learning it by trial and error, which is something that's slow going.

You can't have a movie with a group of people that are significant players in the story, that push forward the plot, without introducing at least one or two of them.

One of the great pleasures of working in Middle Earth is you get to be another being.

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

The difference in my body from pre-pregnancy to post-baby was night and day. I didn't have the strength, I didn't have the flexibility, I didn't have the stamina, I didn't have the mobility. I felt like I was handicapped.