I am a very strict vegetarian. ...I just really, really love animals, and I act on my values.

As someone who was born in Israel, you're put in a position of defending Israel because you know how much is at stake.

I've wanted to be an astronaut, a doctor, a vet - these are things I've said in interviews. Before that, I wanted to be a mermaid and a fairy.

I like acting for now. But after seeing Apollo 13, what I really want to do is to be an astronaut. I'm dying to go to a space camp next summer!

I studied psychology in school, and the best psychology is in literature. It's so much easier to understand a character than a theory. You can recognize yourself—or other people—in a different way.

Accept your lack of knowledge and use it as your asset.

I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn't comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no.