Why would I want anything that's private to become entertainment for other people?

As soon as I stopped trying to control everything that came out of my mouth and every picture that came out, that's when I became so much happier.

It's weird talking about projects as an actor because you're so in them. I would prefer to write a paper and deliver it to everyone via e-mail.

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.

I have been criticized a lot for not looking perfect in every photograph. I'm not embarrassed about it. I'm proud of it. If I took perfect pictures all the time, the people standing in the room with me, or on the carpet, would think, 'What an actress! What a faker!'

I know who I am. I have a very strong sense of self.

I think the way I approach things has something to do with growing up and seeing my parents go to work every day.