In real life I'm the type of girl who doesn't take herself too seriously. I'm very serious when it comes to work, but I like to make jokes and have a good laugh and make fun of myself.

I wanted to show that women are empowered and strong, and don't have to be saved by some male hero, but they can take care of themselves using their intelligence and their power.

I just keep active - everything thats challenging me, everything that I feel like doing.

I'm a goofy girl. I like to laugh and I like to make other people laugh.

I'm a person who loves people. It's all about the vibe of the environment I'm working in.

When you play a character, you bring yourself into the character. You get a chance to shine and show your translation for the character and her state of mind.

I try to eat healthy. But sometimes, though, I eat cheeseburgers. Thats good for the soul. I make sure to balance everything out. I drink tons of water.

I come from a very sporty background because my mom is a gymnastics teacher. So growing up I was never sitting watching TV in the afternoons. I always played ball outside in the backyard.

I always tell myself that it is very, very important for me to be a good role model for Alma, my daughter.

I do cardio, but I don't like it as much. I'd rather do weights.

I'm very open to all different genres because I'm a very open-minded girl.

A distinguished clergyman told me that he chose the profession of a clergyman because it afforded the most leisure for literary pursuits. I would recommend to him the profession of a governor.

Conservative forces in the South have a lot of power - almost dynastic - dating back many years.

Gravity is the insidious enemy of the animate.

Come, hearken then, ere voice of dread, with bitter tiding laden, shall summon to unwelcome bed a melancholy maiden! We are but older children, dear, who fret to find our bedtime near.

That's one of the good things about music. You get to do it live, where you can touch the people and interact with them.

There's a lot of power and responsibility that comes with owning who you are as a woman.

Be ahead of all parting, as though it already were behind you.

Status is always ripe for satire, status is always good for comedy.

Secrecy doesn't attach to particular parties; it attaches to power. All of the bull work is in place for whomever succeeds. That's my concern.

I used to think all poets were Byronic Mad, bad and dangerous to know. And then I met a few. See Lamb 486:25.