Phrases

01. The real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself.

02. You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you’re in the most sad, confused time of your life. You don’t fall in love with people because they’re fun. It just happens.

03. I feel like the feminine has been a little undervalued. We all have to get our own jobs and make our own money, but staying at home, nurturing, being the mother, cooking — it’s a valuable thing my mom created. And sometimes, you need your knight in shining armor. I’m sorry. You need a man to be a man and a woman to be a woman. That’s why relationships work.

04. But the real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself, have self confindence, and try to be secure in your decisions and thoughts.

05. It’s always nice when people appreciate your work because it means you’ve affected them, which is great. And so that feels good.

06. If you’re successful at a young age, no matter the profession, there has to come a time when you reevaluate everything, what it means to you. ‘Is this what I want to do for the rest of my life?’

07. I love my snaggle fangs. They give me character and character is sexy.

08. Everyone goes through a hard time in their life, they just don’t have to do it in front of tons of people and with our media the way it is. I did, and I’m lucky that I had the resources and the money to take care of myself. Now I love me, so I’m OK.

09. Rare are the people who can capture a human being.

10. I’ve seen ‘karma’ slap people in the face. You have to be good to people. It really does come around.

11. When you’re in a depressed state, having something really bad happen gives you kind of a life again.

12. You really can’t explain how you do the things you do. I can’t, anyway. I love certain actors, but sometimes they say the stupidest things about technique. I don’t want to say something stupid.

13. Confidence is very sexy. You could be not cute at all and have such confidence.

14. I’m happiest when I’m just hanging out with my friends… it really doesn’t matter what we do.

15. I’ve never been a major smoker, but I think America’s view on weed is ridiculous. I mean – are you kidding me? If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place.

16. If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place.

17. Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don’t you? Just tell me so I can get over you.

18. I try not to do scenes a certain way, because then I become conscious of it, and it dosen’t come off as realistic. I try to make it so that I’m not really aware of what I’m doing.

19. You don’t really know who you’re going to fall in love with at what time in their life. They can be the worst off they’ve ever been in their life, but you can’t help who you fall in love with. That’s part of the excitement of life – new people, new experiences.

20. A lot of moms give their kids line reads. My mom wasn’t put in that position because I always had an acting teacher helping with the feelings rather than how to say something.

21. I really think the key to a film is the chemistry of people.

22. I attract a different kind of boy when my hair’s red. I get more quality men – like a more thoughtful, nerdy dude.

23. Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on someone who makes you cry?

24. I think vegetarians – for a lot of them – it’s about a lack of commitment to life and relationships. There are some who just like the fact that they’re controlling something in their life.

25. I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino – he’s my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne – Pedro Almodovar wouldn’t be too shabby. There are so many good directors, but those are some of my favorites.

26. I don’t gossip about myself.

27. I don’t try to be sexy, but if you are sexy it comes out. If you’re not, you’re not.

28. My mother told me that when I was born a wave of feeling came over her. She just knew that I was destined to be an actress.

29. I’ve been lucky to find people who want to work with me, whom I respect and like, but the truth is there aren’t that many good projects out there. And we make way, way too many movies. So it’s not always going to happen with every project. But I try and wait it out.

30. I was a big Guns N’ Roses fan when I was seven. My friend who lived across the street had long dark curly hair and I had long blonde hair, so I’d dress up as Axl and she’d be Slash, and we’d rock out in front of the mirror singing ‘Patience.’

31. I just want to be a good friend to people, that’s all.

32. I started when I was three years old, doing commercials and Modeling in New York, I liked it so much that I kept doing it.

33. It’s hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone’s standing around you on the set.

34. I love what I do and I dont want to stop – This is all Ive ever wanted.

35. When you get older, you feel better about yourself. You’re not worried what other people think about you, in general. You just get more comfortable in your skin.

36. My mom raise me so wonderfully. She gave me self esteem and made me appreciate my flaws, as well as my strengths.

37. I feel very lucky that I don’t have to rely on a man to give me financial security. That’s a big deal.

38. I think that everybody in life probably goes through obstacles at different times in life. I wouldn’t really call them obstacles, I think that’s just called growing up, and I think it’s hard to be in the industry at such a young age

39. Everybody smokes! Models, actresses, everyone! Don’t they realize that it’s gross? I understand it’s an addiction, but it still pains me to see my friends do it.

40. I’m not someone who feels like I have to do it the same way. I never feel restricted. It all should grow out of different moments and if it goes completely different that’s how it should go.

41. It’d be nice to feel that claustrophobic feeling or the anxiety that the film Melancholia produces, but for me I look at it and think about what I was doing that day, where we shot it… It’s kind of like a weird memory. It’s more a photo album of memories than being able to feel connected to myself. It’s not easy to do.

42. When I’m an old lady, I’m going to have my pick of the young men. They’ll be like, ‘She’s Miss Mary Jane!’ The young boys will think I’m a hot old lady.

43. You know how people say awards don’t mean anything? Hello! I think the energy around them makes everyone cuckoo.

44. I know kids are supposed to go through these awkward stages, but I just never even thought about that. I was too busy worrying about getting my education while I was working.

45. I think that most human beings go through some sort of depression in their life. And if they don’t, I think that’s weird.

46. I’m very mature for my age, but I’m also innocent in a lot of ways.

47. I’ve never had a teenage rebellion, I’m not that type of person. I always work out my problems in a conscientious way.

48. Every movie I do, I always use things that have happened in my life. Funny moments, anything. If it just sticks out I’ll write it down and use that, too, because it has to come out of you. But no one can work when they’re depressed. I don’t think I’d physically be able to do it if I were depressed.

49. I think for everyone it’s good to have your own personal work on a character and a film before you even start rehearsing, to have an inner life.

50. For me, my favourite actresses are like Charlotte Rampling or Gena Rowlands… people who have always stepped outside of the restraints of a certain type of woman or story. I always like those movies the best.

51. I’ve always had a process that I do before I even get to set or go to the location. I work privately, and it almost feels like therapy between me and who I’m playing. So I have this inner life that’s there and it gives me a confidence, too, that when I’m playing the role I know every question.

52. A lot of people my age who are working right now have never acted; they get a show and suddenly they’re making millions. It’s always those people who get it fast who have the most trouble staying grounded and being themselves.

53. When I go away to do a movie, I bring the blanket I’ve had since I was a little girl. It helps me sleep. I also always bring my laptop so I can E-mail friends. And I bring my dog, Beauty, wherever I can.

54. The performances that I love are ones like Gena Rowlands in ‘A Woman Under the Influence,’ where women are allowed to be messy and imperfect. It’s that kind of woman that has always inspired me to seek roles that are a little out of the box. I just haven’t always had the opportunity to do them.

55. I’ve always used my own personal emotions and things that I’ve gone through in my life to build a character. The work that I do before a film feels almost like therapy, between me and whoever I’m playing.

56. I think that certain directors are better at choosing actors that match well with each other. And I have feelings about actors and who I think I’d work well with better moreso than others.

57. I get along really well with Lars [von Trier] but definitely during our first meetings I was feeling him out and he definitely says some things that are inappropriate and then you kind of get his sense of humour. I really enjoy him. He’s one of my favourite people I’ve met now. So, he’s pretty great.

58. I like people more undone than made up. Patricia Arquette is the ultimate. She’s not anorexic or perfectly tan, she’s not trying to be anything but what she is, and that’s the most sexy thing.

59. You can never get enough of ‘Jeopardy.’

60. I love my snaggle fangs. They give me character and character is sexy. People comment, but the only person who ever told me to fix them was my mom … I just went my own way, like daughters do.

61. In movies, I hope women aren’t always portrayed as sex symbols. People like Drew Barrymore are paving the way for girls my age. Hopefully I can pave the way for young actresses, too.

62. You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning and you’re excited for the day? That’s one of my main goals in life.

63. I’m a good assistant. That’s why I don’t have an assistant, because I’m so on it that no one can be as on it as me. I know that.

64. When you have a beanpole body, everything looks cute. Like Alexa Chung. I like her style, but she’s really tall and skinny, so everything looks good on her.

65. When you’re little, you’re open to things. It’s not like you get into this rehearsed zone when you’re a child. At first you play different sides of yourself. And I think it will be really exciting one day to have a character to go into that’s not anything like me whatsoever.

66. I’m not a very ‘this is planned out’ person when I get to set. ‘This is how I’m going to do it’ – I’m never like that.

67. When I was little, I put on plays for my family at Sunday dinner, and I would direct them and have all my cousins, my brother, and my best friends in it. I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn’t afraid of being in front of a camera. It was like make-believe to me.

68. My grandmother lives with my mother in a gorgeous house in the San Fernando Valley. I am afforded these luxuries, and I’m very young.

69. I’m always looking for that movie that feels like it’s hitting me where I need it.

70. I’m never going to say anything about who I’m dating unless I’m married or engaged.

71. The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it’s not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe in them.

72. After “Melancholia” and “On the Road,” I wanted to do a comedy. And I did so many comedies when I was younger, but if you’re not consistently in those movies, people don’t always think of you for them.

73. Most people ask me questions based on a previous interview. That’s not an interview. It’s like they’re just saying my quotes back to me.

74. And sometimes, you need your knight in shining armour.

75. It’s weird doing red carpets; it’s uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it.