I've seen so many period pieces in my life, I really enjoy them so much, a lot of my favorite movies are period pieces.

For some unknown reason, bad-boys draw you in despite the fact that they are jerks.

I did one year at NYU, and I'd love to go back there someday

I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job.

A lot of girls ask for advice on how to get into acting, and I'm kind of the worst person to ask, because it just kind of fell in my lap... I was just in the right place at the right time.

Sometimes I feel like I am an old person trapped in a young person's body. I'm boring. I go to movies. I read. That's about it.

When I was modeling as a teenager, I just ignored it when people said to lose two inches off my hips. I had more jobs than I could take. So why would I even want more?

I think that's what makes life interesting - the evolution of getting older, and it's kinda fascinating to me, the whole process.

Directors and writers have a lot of stress as well, because they have people they answer to.

In my life, I don't need to have my face plastered everywhere. It's not really something I want.

Each character is a completely whole person with their problems and many sides to their personality. It's so rich with details as well, like the set.

Whilst some people inspire, others conspire!

Awareness is the starting place for all changes in life

The world was made by God's Word...make your own world with your words.

I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.

I've never revved my car at a light for an attractive woman or an auto-rival, not even as a joke.

The guru, if he is gifted, reads the story as any bilingual person might. He does not translate-he understands.

I have lots of fiction in the drawer, but the essays I mostly kick out into the world, ready or not. Fiction incubates differently, I suppose.

In His plan there are no true endings. Only everlasting beginnings.

You can go super American and get barbecue and beer and be like, 'Whatever, I'm watching a football game.' That's exactly what I'm going to do.

True love isn’t easy, but it must be fought for. Once you find it, it can never be replaced. – Unknown