I was a goth girl in high school. Perhaps the powdered white face and the black lipstick were not the most attractive. I felt fabulous at the time but looking back, uh, probably not the best idea.

Sexiness is about being an individual and having conviction about what that is.

I have a problem keeping my mouth shut. I usually speak my mind. I'm trying to learn my lesson.

I've always been someone who really watches other people, human behavior. To watch it and be able to express it through your version has always been really exciting to me

I met a lot of young girls modelling and they were like, 'Oh, I'm running around town and people are taking my picture', while I was saving receipts and learning how to be self-employed.

I think Joan's advice would be: always know more than anyone else, always be discreet as possible. And never cry at work.

I adore the incredibly tight clothing! My own wardobe's changed - I've streamlined a little bit and definitely learnt from Joan's sleekiness and tailoring.

I'm just looking for material that excites me more than any specific genre. It just needs to be good.

I'm not quite at the point where I feel the need to wear disguises in public.

Yeah when you're in the middle of filming this movie [Bad Santa 2] it doesn't matter what you say you can think of some sort of way to twist it into something dirty so we were laughing a lot.

Oftentimes when I do a project I do get influenced by the wardrobe. I certainly learned a lot from 'Mad Men' and from Janie (Bryant) in particular. She's just so fabulous.

The bent but unbroken ones.

Like a brilliant shooting star, she had almost reached her zenith when her light was extinguished.

I am ready to serve the people of Afghanistan, particularly in order to restore peace. I will be ready to assume any duty at the service of my people.

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and therefore the state in which one is most likely to find solid happiness.

Guys who might not be superstars but because of their hustle, because of the little things they do, these are the guys who can really mean the difference between winning and losing.

My personal life is in the spotlight, but people say what they want to say. The truth isn't in the spotlight, I should say. I'm in the spotlight, but not the truth.

It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny.

I found that things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win. You abandon your masterpiece and sink into the real masterpiece.

Advice to Young Poets Never pretend to be a unicorn by sticking a plunger on your head.

It scares me how fast I go from disliking to loving him, and I wonder if it’s this way for everyone.