Girls are supposed to be feminine and demure. Comedy isn't about that, so you just have to unlearn it. Certain women are so pretty, they can't go weird enough to be funny. You have to be willing to be ugly. I'm lucky my face can look so hideous.

I read a script and I know immediately whether that role is for me or not.

As young, hot actors living in Hollywood, you get even more attractive.

There's definitely a psychology to making you feel important and like you're part of the game. It's a very special quality, especially with a first-time director.

I always find the most depressing stuff most interesting.

I dated a guy who played bad guys in movies all the time, and I think he was just a bad guy.

The great thing about Jane Austen - the reason we're all still obsessed with her - is that she gets inside a woman's mind and she taps into our fantasies of wanting to be accepted and loved for who we are.