That's one of the benefits of working on big budget films. You work with people who have a lot of experience and you get to learn a lot.

I was always drawn to tough girls. I liked that domineering thing.

I'm actually a very bad surfer, which is good because everybody likes a bad surfer. Nobody likes a good surfer.

You always have to create the character from the ground up.

I didn't think that a career in theater was very realistic so I thought the only thing I could make money doing and still be somewhat artistic was, god help me, advertising.

I am so used to being able to express myself from being an actor. So when people don't understand me, I'm just completely lost.

Hamlet is a remarkably easy role. Physically it's hard because it tends to be about three hours long and you're talking the whole time. But it's a simple role and it adapts itself very well, because the thing about Hamlet is, we all are Hamlet.