Ever since the movie premiered at Cannes, I've had a sudden surge of scripts and interest.

Sometimes we had to improvise. I hate to improvise because I felt like I couldn't find words.

Right now I'm the most famous silent movie actress in the world and I want to keep that for me. So I hope there's not going to be any other silent movies.

I think the approach of the character for us is the same in a silent movie as in a talking movie because we had balance, we had lines to learn.

My parents were not pushy or anything like that. I think my mom was still expecting me to be an astronaut, but now she is very happy that I'm not doing that.

Marlene Dietrich for the way there was something so unique about her - the way she entered into a frame and everybody looks at her and the way she winks and looks up.

For us, as actors, and even for the director, it gave us a sense of authenticity to what we were doing because we were talking about Hollywood and we were in Hollywood.

I read Gloria Swanson's autobiography just because I wanted to know what it was like in the time.

I tried to find a character and how I would be an American actress in the 30s. But if this was a talking movie [The Artist], I'm sure she would be exactly the same for me.

I guess I'm the perfect young lead actress. I'm not Chloe Sevigny - I'm not really a character actress. Some actors have "character" faces.

Of course, when you work on a character, you try to understand her. You feel that everything she does has a reason.

One thing you cannot avoid ever in life, and that is time.

No matter how great my strategy is and how hard I work to accompish a task, I always give God the glory because I am fully aware that nothing is possible without His heavenly grace.

You can't resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.

Dogs - putting the lie to the age-old saying, I could never love anyone who ate a diaper.

It is the greatest pleasure of living to win souls to Christ.

I can do a gig without an instrument

Children are natural mythologists: they beg to be told tales, and love not only to invent but to enact falsehoods.

I love great locations in movies, and I couldn't believe I'd never seen a landfill on screen before. It was the most haunting place.

My family has to be very patient living with me, if you're playing a part that's not you. You have to get it right.

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