Shyness displays itself differently in me. I think it's more an awkwardness.

Go boldly and honestly through the world. Learn to love the fact that there is nobody else quite like you.

I meet hundreds of people, and I'm not going to remember them. But every single one of them will remember their interaction with me.

When I get into trouble at school I'd like to take an invisibility cloak, drape it over me and sneak out the door. Or I'd like to have a 3 headed-dog because then no one would argue with me.

I think any actor worth their salt wants to show as much versatility as they possibly can.

I've never been one of the cool people at school, but then again, I don't get the people who are cool. It's not that I don't like them, it's just that they don't interest me.

I'm very comfortable discussing my personal life, because it's so boring.

My idea of relaxation is not lying down by a beach. I have to move around, do stuff. Though I'm a massive quiz show person.

I met Elijah Wood once, I met Peter Jackson, I met Orlando Bloom, and they're all really cool.

There's no shame in enjoying the quiet life.

I used to be self conscious about my height, but then I thought, f*** that, I'm Harry Potter.

Patience is the training in abiding with the restlessness of our energy and letting things evolve at their own speed.

I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.

~As a mom, you have to look at how much time you're spending with your kids. There is nothing you will regret more in your life - nothing - than not being present for your children.~

You can analyze a glass of water and you're left with a lot of chemical components, but nothing you can drink.

It's hard to imagine a civilization without onions; in one form or another their flavor blends into almost everything in the meal except the desert.

Bravery and Stupidity can often be mistaken for the other.

It's always a shock to the people who run studios when a movie that is for women is a hit. They have an infinite capacity to be shocked.

An Associated Press report by Chicago-based reporter Sharon Cohen in May 1993 examined Christian fundamentalists and concluded that they were prone to 'riots, terrorism - and death.'

I grew up in San Francisco and moved to L.A. about 20 years ago, and now my main home is in Hollywood.