I have to live for me. I have to do what I need to do for me, and I have stopped concerning myself with what people say.

When you have short hair, there's just a feeling of here I am. What you see is what you get. And there's a confidence that comes with wearing short hair and I like the way that makes me feel.

I knew that I was a good writer in high school and won awards, and I was the editor of my school newspaper. So I knew that I was a good writer and I wanted to somehow capitalize and sort of utilize a talent that I thought I had.

I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.

Let me tell you something - being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.

Having a baby takes so much from you. It's the most glorious thing you'll ever do, but the aftermath is not so glorious!

You have to get the audience invested even if you're doing something that they think is dumb, it's kind of what these movies are all about.