I have a tendency to talk extremely fast. ... I think the fastness comes from the fact that I get very excited about things and I just want to spit them out.

It's hard to talk about politics in a Hollywood world.

I'm always like 'I'm too skinny, I can't gain weight, even when I try.' I'd like to try to not let that get to me.

In order to help those around you, and in order to even be a good actress and a good mother at the same time, you have to know your worth.

I started studying indigenous cultures and I was really inspired by their life styles and the way that they lived. Part of that was knowing how to survive in the wild and knowing how to heal themselves from the plants that grew around them.

My only real insecurities in high school were having such long legs and thick hair — things I’m so very grateful for now.

I always find it fun to read a script and then find the messages in the script because I believe every story has them.