You have to believe in yourself in spite of what other people believe.

Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's because you're talented.

I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.

[On her monologue as the thief 'Fontaine':] People always got things. People always want things. So I provide a service.

I believe strongly that most people in this country U.S. don't want a totalitarian state...And when conservatives say, "Get the government out of my backyard," the reality is, you can't say that and put somebody in the White House who's gonna be in your business.

There are times when I haven't been proud of America or really proud. But there have been times that I've been incredibly proud of the country.

I don't like driving very much. That makes me very unhappy, because I scream a lot in the car, but other than that, life is actually pretty good.