I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.

I've grown used to being lonely over the years, so I don't seek to change it. But aren't there many people who are lonely?

I wouldnt mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.

I find that’s one of the great things about acting-you have the opportunity to stand in somebody else’s shoes. Each character faces a dilemma in her life, and as an actor you’re able to step into that character’s skin, look through her eyes. You leave transformed, a different person, because once you live a little bit of someone’s life, it changes you.

I am such a notorious hermit - almost pathological. And, I'm not a hoarder. But that's just a symptom of things that I do feel.

You try to get rid of the things that are weighing you down.

What does the Academy Award mean? I don’t think it means much of anything.