Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me

I would have made a lousy stripper. I'm just not very comfortable exposing myself.

It's what still excites me most about acting: letting your imagination go places it's never been before. There's nothing better than that

If you're happy, if you're feeling good, then nothing else matters.

I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is allowed to work while pregnant and I'm not.

Even the busboys at the restaurants have a script to give you. Everybody is in the business.

I think I've always been a follow-the-leader with my career, or maybe waiting for things to happen. Now I'm like, I'm OK-I know the direction, whoever's on board can go with me.