I don’t know any celebrated people that register in a big way who aren’t unique.
Acting is a humiliating job, from start to finish.
Counterterrorism isn’t really about the nunchakus, the guns and gadgets. It’s about psychology.
College was just so essential for my sense of self and my development.
But I don’t know if people are meant to be together. You have to have a lot in common, choose well and be really fortunate. It’s not like you’re sprinkled with fairy dust. You have to believe that love will be there when you need it.
Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl.
People with bipolar disorder have difficulty with boundaries.
Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we all take for granted.
Fame doesn’t end loneliness.
I like marriage. I feel very secure. It helps when you are in love with the person you are married to.
Actors want to surprise themselves. When it’s really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely.
Any story is better with a little love in it, right?
I fantasized about being a psychology major when I first started school, and I took a handful of Psych 101 classes.
I love sitting in the makeup trailer and getting my makeup done in 15 minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.
I like reading novels because it provides insight into human behavior.
I have this book club, and we don’t read one book; we offer up a few suggestions and create a library over time.
I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I was hiding behind trees, I felt so unworthy.
I hadn’t been free from adult responsibilities since I was 12, and I needed to experience that. I really needed to just be a kid again.
I know, it’s true. I’ve played these tortured teenagers. I can’t wait to shed that image.
I really have never been concerned about being beautiful on-screen. That’s just not my jam.