Even from a very early age, I knew I didn't want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous.

Once I start putting all my little insecurities in my mind, I'm not actually acting. Then it's about me - and it should never be about me. It should be about the character.

Part of the reason of being an actor is you like playing other people's lives and exploring all the psychologies in that and the emotions.

Happiness, that's obviously different for everybody, but what I call my joy, the thing that makes me feel incredibly satiated, is my family, and then I get to go and play out all of my ideas and feelings through all these different characters.

It took me a very long time to heal. It was a shock to my system.

I always wanted to get married with just candles! I think candlelight is the most beautiful light there is and there's something very spiritual about it.

Have no regrets. Every relationship leads you to where you're meant to be. Learn to be comfortable with being alone. Learn to be comfortable with saying no to people; we put everybody else before ourselves. Read great literature; don't get all your information from TV. Define your moral code - nobody else is going to give you that. Find it yourself. Keep asking questions, keep challenging. You don't have to conform. Rebellion creates character. And, as my mother always said to me, "Don't let anyone break your spirit!"