Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don't care about fame, I don't care about being a celebrity. I know that's part of the job, but I don't feed into anyone's idea of who I should be.

It feels like I'm starting to come into my own in terms of where I want to go artistically, toward more complicated, interesting characters.

I could have sexual chemistry with vinegar.

If I didn't get a job, between 16 and 18, that wasn't significant, I was just going to go to college. I didn't want to be a struggling actor at 36 with five kids, doing something I hated. You see the story so much. It's such a vicious business to be in when you're not meant to be in it.

Find your passion and do it totally. The more life experience you get, the better you'll be at whatever you want to do.

I get all these screenplays that start 'Tawnya is in the shower. The water streams down her naked, perky breasts'. I don't think this is happening to Natalie Portman.

I like to organize. I have an opinion. I like to get stuff done.