I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head.

I never put myself in that box of you're an Oscar winner so you can only do this or that. That's one award, one night, and it does not define my career or it does not define me as an artist. I never wanted to get put in that Oscar box because that's a lonely place to be.

Self-esteem comes from who you have in your life. How you were raised. What you struggled with as a child.

While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress.

Any time you risk big you often risk losing big. You can win big but you can also lose big, but you have to be willing to take those risks.

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'm not a fanatic about exercising. For me, it's about moderation and balance.