I like being friends with other women who are supportive of women. I think that is important.

I'm really kind of boring - I'd rather go to bed early and get up early because I really value my time off, my time away from work.

Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.

I wanted to be an actor and I wanted to be a performer. Like Hugh [Grant] said earlier, we might all have this weird gene. Hopefully I will continue to have the talent to allow that gene to play itself out for as long as it can.

I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.

If that day comes when I'm done with the acting and singing, I'll just pack it in and go home.

In 2009, I traveled to South Sudan with my organization PSI. While there, I visited a local school and met with a group of children who had formed a water club. The group learned about how to treat their drinking water and use proper hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating or after going to the bathroom.