We’re only here briefly. And while I’m here I want to allow myself joy.
That’s always been my philosophy: I try to just be as straightforward as possible, and then I don’t really have to question what I said or regret anything...
I’m just grateful I didn’t have to spend my early 20s in front of paparazzi cameras.
I always have directors who are somewhat frustrated because they’ll reference a beautifully obscure film from the ’50s or ’60s or ’70s, and I’ve not seen it.
I’m like the luckiest girl in the world. I’ve gotten to be a princess, I’ve gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I wanted to be when I was a grown-up, I at least get to play them in movies.
If I had a project that I had auditioned for and I was getting close to getting it, I didn’t want to tell anybody because I thought then I wouldn’t get it, but in reality that really had no bearing on whether or not I got a part.
If you’re not excited by it, why do you do it?
I didn’t necessarily fit in in high school. I felt very awkward. I still feel completely awkward and weird in my body sometimes. I’m hoping that’s going to go away, but I’ve just embraced it as reality.
I do believe that you don’t have to act like a man to be strong. You can still be feminine.
I think the kick to doing comedy is just to get in a film with really funny people and let them do their jobs. I find that in most comedies, I’m not the funny one, which works out great.
I always had a larger view. I’m interested in real life – my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles and awards.
Falling in love is a crazy thing to do. It’s kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity.
I have a hard time articulating the emotional experience of working on a film. Even when I have meetings on films or discussing them with directors, I find that’s my biggest challenge. Different words mean different things to people.
I’ve always really loved action films, but I don’t see myself as a superhero girl.
I was a huge Ann-Margret fan, and I wanted to be like her.
I like Cinderella – she has a good work ethic and she likes shoes.
You’re nothing to me until you’re everything.
I’m lucky enough to get really interesting and diverse roles offered to me, and I just hope that that continues. I just want to keep expanding as an artist and really try new things.
I’m one of seven kids. That’ll keep your ego in check.
I’ve always been really comfortable around athletics, I’ve just never been comfortable playing anything.