I don't want to tell people what I make. It's a lot more than I ever dreamed of as a kid. I never think about it.

My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport.

It's a very obsessive profession that you need to stay obsessed to get anywhere, and it's very easy for us to get obsessed and then nothing else matters. I was reading Somerset Maugham's novella, Moon and Sixpense, about this artist based on Gauguin's life. It was so beautifully written. You must be first rate because second rate you might not survive. If you're an accountant, you'll survive second rate. If you chance it big, you may not get anywhere.

I went to Indiana University for college for a couple of years where I double majored in dance and journalism, and after my sophomore year there, I went to the San Francisco Ballet school for the summer, but then they offered me a scholarship to stay for the year. That's where I danced after the year they offered me a contract with the company.

As an actress I find the most enjoyable part of acting is really just to please the director. I just want to please my director.

The lowest budget U.S. films are ten times times better (than shooting in Tibet).

I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don't believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don't.