I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.

I wish all men were like dogs.

Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.

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.

There have been so many people who have said to me, 'You can't do that,' but I've had an innate belief that they were wrong. Be unwavering and relentless in your approach.

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.

In Monster's Ball I went nude, which was scary, but I took the chance and that's how I like to approach my career.