Everyone always says, 'Kristen got 'Panic Room' because she looks like Jodie Foster.' But it was actually Nicole Kidman who was supposed to play my mother.

Actors walk around wearing these little tool-belts of acting skills. And I just don't find that interesting to watch. I never want to see someone who clearly can cry at the drop of a hat. That's so uninteresting.

I really, specifically, love acting, and I think it's a really cool thing to be really indulgent and follow that.

I don't think that there's much hiding that actors can do. If you're doing good work, you're showing a part of yourself to someone.

There's no reason to regret anything. Regret is a waste.

It's amazing to realize that a lot of the insecurities I had when I was younger have pretty much disappeared.

I don't want to make movies for kids, and I don't want to make movies for adults either.