But I'm glad I'm not one of those actresses who is just so ready to open up for everyone.

Beauty is more than just shining for others. You don’t need to have the perfect face to be beautiful. Being ugly or beautiful is a matter of energy, and true beauty comes from the heart.

I've always had an aversion to looking sexy, but I've grown out of it.

I am quite shy and people think I'm aloof.

Nobody lived my life. Nobody cried my tears. So don't judge me.

This wasn't a choice between you and Jacob. It was a choice between who I am and who I should be.

Hate me for who I am, I don't care. At least I'm not pretending to be someone I'm not.

I think what I've come to now is, that fear is good; it's what life is about. You need to be afraid because fear gives you the strength to carry on important tasks.

If you follow your heart, you're never going to regret anything, even if you completely mess up constantly.

The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them.

It's okay,' you know? It's okay to be you. It's okay to just not be okay. It's okay to not be okay.

All the great moments of history have taken place inside people’s heads.

When you know what you want you will be excited about it and give every ounce of effort to making it come true. No excuse or fear will get in your way because peace is found in focus.

The way you treat your food on your plate is a reflection of the way you treat people in your life. Learning how to dine teaches you not just how to eat but how to treat people.

You are stronger than your challenges and your challenges are making you stronger.

Making pictures, for an actress, is like betting, for a gambler. Each time you make a picture you try to analyze why you won or lost.

Nowadays it's hard to get somebody to invest the time - everybody wants to be famous rather than be a good musician.

If you're not trying to do something better, then you're not focused on the customer and you'll miss the possibility of making your business great.

Creative success means balancing your love of starting things with a habit of finishing them.

I would rather be hired solely for my talent, not just to fill a quota.

When sadness happens in the middle of work, I separate my personal grief from my train of thought.