My dad is Irish. I spent my childhood going back and forth between Ireland and America.

So are all the kids on the East Coast repeating school next year? Get ready to see a lot of hairy eighth graders. Storm brain drain.

If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.

I was just learning to be by myself. He seemed to really see me, see through the bullshit...He was so handsome, and he could dance. I thought, 'He won't be interested in me; I'm not a contender. He was so cool, so funny - I was such a fan of his and had always fancied his speed and his intelligence. I thought, 'I'm not beautiful enough or his type.'

People think that young people don't care about things, but I think they do care; they just aren't super interested in conforming to what older people think are the right way to do things.

The amazing thing about becoming a parent is that you will never again be your own first priority.

People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.