Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me.

So many people around me would say they cared for the wrong reasons. A lot of people were pulling from me, taking from me and not giving.

I did get to work with Anthony Hopkins on 'The Human Stain.' If I ever manage to accomplish a quarter of what he's achieved, I'll have had one hell of a career.

I'm an angel compared to some of my friends.

My little sister Aliana's opinions are the most important to me. She says, 'I want to look like you, you're so pretty!' But she is very beautiful and so she is trouble in the making! She wants to do what I do. I'm like her second mother and I am very protective of her.

The biggest misconception is probably that I don't have my head in the right place.

I'm not skinny for the wrong reasons. It's not because I'm bulimic or anorexic or doing drugs. Compared to a lot of actresses my age, I'm actually overweight.