I went through this realization that acting, at its heart, is the ability to manipulate your own emotions.

I never struggled with trying to figure out what it was I wanted to do or what made the sparks go for me.

You think that your life is going to be one way, and then, for various reasons or whatever, it doesn't work out.

I've always wanted to work with Cameron Crowe. I've auditioned for him several times for various projects over the last ten years, and I've always admired the way he worked with me.

We are supposed to be liberated in America but if our President [George W. Bush] had his way, we wouldn't be educated about sex at all. Every woman would have six children and we wouldn't be able to have abortions.

Every actor has a production company already. It's just a matter of producing your own films under the label of your own production company.

I think that I sort of see other actresses are kind of proud of the way they look and show it off. That's never really been my style. I really don't think that it's disgusting or wrong, if you're 18 you're 18, it's your body, it's your right to show yourself, however, I don't really take a part in that. I like to look nice, but I think that there's ways of doing it that are more tasteful than just wearing a bikini wherever you go.