I didn't think the teachers had the right to tell me what to do. I would just disobey, talk in the classroom, get very bad grades.

If I went out in killer heels and full makeup, blow dry, the whole thing — anyone dressed up like that could be intimidating to men and women, really. It's so, look at me. Do you know what I mean? But I love women.

Seeing someone you know be good at something is really appealing. Seeing how Darren Aronofsky behaved on set, it was another aspect of him, the director. He'd never directed me at home in the kitchen before. It was just seeing a whole other aspect of someone. It was really, really exciting. I loved it.

That was me under the bath and the water being held down. The director wanted it to look as real as possible so he told Keanu, in front of me, don't go easy on her. So it was scary.

There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people.

People believe in you more after you've won an Oscar, but it's up to you what choices you make.

I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously.