When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out.

I try not to do scenes a certain way, because then I become conscious of it, and it dosen't come off as realistic. I try to make it so that I'm not really aware of what I'm doing.

In high school I had a boyfriend who was super into rap, so I was into Too $hort and Wu-Tang for a little while. And my best friend's older brother would sometimes drive us home in this pimped-out truck, and he'd play all his dirty rap music. We thought we were really cool.

Being an actress doesn't make you popular in school.

What actor do you really take seriously who becomes a singer? It's kind of ridiculous. I can't think of anybody.

I think you see in people's eyes what they've been through. Anything in their lives shows up in their eyes.

When I go away to do a movie, I bring the blanket I've had since I was a little girl. It helps me sleep. I also always bring my laptop so I can E-mail friends. And I bring my dog, Beauty, wherever I can.