Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.

I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.

When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.

I'm an only child. Which is kind of bad, because having a brother or sister is like another form of friendship. That's something I've missed out on, except I know that I couldn't be doing what I am doing now if I had brothers and sisters.

I read every biography [of Jackie Kennedy] I could get my hands on.

I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

I really hate being self-conscious—and being conscious of being self-conscious