To be human is to seek perfection, and find joy in never attaining it.

I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well.

Human beings have an instinct for freedom.

And my one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up lighter-skinned.

To this day, I love eating steak tacos before going to the red carpets.

It doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's.

It's great to have something to dress up for. You know, I spent three years in slacks at drama school, so now I like putting a dress on.