Because I'm highly empathetic, it's easy for me to put myself in the character's shoes. It's, you know, finding the truth of the moment.

People think that I grew up going to Barneys for my back-to-school clothes. I went to the Gap. We lived in a nice house on a cul-de-sac, but it wasn't a mansion. We didn't have a butler or a maid.

As an actor, you can't just be in the film. You're also in charge of selling it, and so you have to sell yourself, and you have to be very political and make sure to not say the wrong things. It's exhausting.

How do we get to equality? I don't think it comes from fear. I think it comes from understanding.

In order to have understanding, you need forgiveness, compassion, and empathy.

I never do anything for the camera. It's my job to pretend the camera's not there. I'm never moving for the camera.

If the entire script feels formulaic, then you know that the film will be like that. But if it's a really interesting script, and the character happens to be formulaic, then maybe there's a way of making them more interesting.

I'm probably more insane than most people and less than a lot of others. I'm somewhere in the middle.

I pick up energy really easily. Even if I go to the grocery store, and no one is paying attention to me, I can pick up other people's moods, and it's really intense.

I like being alone. I need a lot of alone time as a human. And especially on a movie set when you're around people all day long.