For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would be watching my every move.

I think I really scored with my parents. All of my friends pretty much came from broken homes, and my parents are still together, but not only that, they're still in love and still write together.

I'm quite comfortable looking at myself in movies, probably because I've been doing it for so long, since I was a kid. So I sort of watched myself grow up and go through adolescence, like, basically on camera.

It would be great if teenagers could make movies. It's sad how some writers think they can write about stuff they don't understand.

Looking back - I did have a lot of success and a lot of great opportunities earlier in my career.

I thought it was a cool parallel. Being replaced by the young thing. I know that definitely happens in Hollywood. It's harder to find good roles, and suddenly there's new girls. I'm at that age I've been warned my whole life about.

I think it's really important to have a life outside of this [movie] business and just be the best person you can be.