When I got old enough to date, I realized that Valentine's Day is just a commercial marketing scam to make men feel bad. So I let my boyfriends off the hook.

If you watch a film from beginning to end, with no women in it, it's really difficult.

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

As an actress, and as a person, I really admire Diane Keaton. She's feisty, strong, beautiful and talented, and intelligent.

When I pick a role, one of the things that I aspire to is that somebody's parent will come up to me after the film has come out and say, "My daughter idealizes that character. You're her hero." That's what I aim for. We're in the business of making heroes.

People initially think I'm a snob because I'm intensely private.

My family didn't have a lot of money, and I'm grateful for that. Money is the longest route to happiness.