I consider acting a day job - it's not my dream; it's not my be-all, end-all.

I was a good student, I was good at soccer, I was vice president of the student council, I was a pretty girl.

Nature inspires us. Not being able to reach out and touch it, or see it, makes me get really antsy.

When I am doing things around the house - when I'm decorating, setting up furniture, putting out a vase of flowers, lighting my candles, my mind is always thinking, "What do I need to do to make this space peaceful and restful and comfortable so that when people walk into it, aesthetically they're heightened and enlightened?"

I started to do everything I could to succeed, but found that the more successful I became, the less people liked me.

To put it simply - you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I don't buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing.

To impress me, a guy has to be completely unaffected by my presence. If he wants to talk to me, talk to me; if he doesn't, don't.