My character is different from all of the Elves you've met before, in that she's really young. And I keep telling journalists this because I've really focused on that in my performance. I'm trying to distinguish her from all of these incredibly sage and wise Elves that have lived for thousands of years.

It's not your circumstances that make or break your day. It's your attitude!

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

I love getting older! I really believe that a woman doesn't reach her peak until her 40s.

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.

Outside of acting, the person that I admire the most is my mother.

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.