Sometimes we get too caught up in wanting to do that one movie that will get seen and approved and nominated, that we lose sight that there are so many other movies that are worth your time.

I love aging. Why would I want to be 21 for the rest of my life?

I don't believe actors who say they don't bleed into their characters. It's absolutely impossible not to.

I had to quit ballet because it felt like a part of me was dying inside.

Every character has their reasons - even the characters who do dumb things.

On the basis of being a woman, by playing an alien, I avoid playing someone's girlfriend here on Earth because that's a bit of a canker sore.

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.