Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life.

I never, in my wildest dreams, could I have thought that the first role I get out of school would lead to an Oscar nomination.

Your value is in yourself; the other stuff will come and go.

I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile.

Every time I overcome an obstacle, it feels like success. Sometimes the biggest ones are in our head - the saboteurs that tell us we can't.

[My mother] always said I was beautiful and I finally believed her at some point.

You fail, and then what? Life goes on. It's only when you risk failure that you discover things.