The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it's not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe in them.

I get to do all these crazy things in the movies. I'm a pretty chilled out person, actually... a very mellow person.

I was a very extrovert kid. It felt normal to me to act. I always went to regular schools. I've never been catty or a prima donna, so I never had problems. I always had my seat at the cafeteria when I came back from acting.

I would always rather do a mediocre script with a great filmmaker than a great script with a mediocre filmmaker.

I've been lucky to find people who want to work with me, whom I respect and like, but the truth is there aren't that many good projects out there. And we make way, way too many movies. So it's not always going to happen with every project. But I try and wait it out.

I don't try to be sexy, but if you are sexy it comes out. If you're not, you're not.

It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set.