I'm a very feminine person, but I have this hard shell, man, and I stay focused and don't take things personally.

There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin. But God as my witness, I am going to try to do everything I can to keep this ass together for as long as I possibly can - without going against nature.

I grew up loving action movies and films that were set in supernatural, unimaginable places. So I take being a woman in the film industry who is able to do action movies very seriously because I'm making the kind of movies that I wanted to watch as I was a kid and that inspired me and are the reason as to why I am here.

In dance you use every party of your body except your voice. I wanted to start acting because I wanted to use my voice.

I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.

I have an amazing mother who's a real tough cookie. She taught me not to get emotional about [sexism in Hollywood], just be really practical and objective. Later, in the privacy of my own home, maybe I'll bawl or break some dishes, but you just have to keep going. It's not about fighting, it's about educating.

Our brains are very animal but also very strange and egotistical. We're narcissistic.