Theater makes working in movies or TV seem like a cake-walk.

I met this homeless man who had never owned a shirt in his life. He had taken his pants and worn them as a shirt and I thought it was so creative. He was liberated from the conventions of fashion.

I wear everything from hip-hop baggy pants to beautiful Armani dresses. I also like to mix vintage clothing with designer pieces.

I'm going to Columbia University but I'm trying to keep that low-profile because I don't want weird people following me there. I want the experience of normal college life.

Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.

I like analyzing human behavior. It's complex. That's what keeps me going.

I tend to gravitate toward the more powerful roles. As opposed to the doe-eyed girl who bats her eyelashes and runs around in towels, you now what I mean? Because that kind of makes me want to vomit.

My regular school didn't know what to do with me!

I am a big fan of horror movies but I had never thought that I had wanted to act in one because I don't think that actors get to do much in them. They're usually just reacting.

I think that ultimately I just have to be myself. You know, I don't do anything that outlandish anyway.

I always feel like a goofy little kid.

Passion is at the heart of your motivation. Let it fuel your spirit and feed your joy. It is your catalyst for courageous pursuits—and it will provide you the stamina to stick with it.

A session of boasting won't attract any real friends.  It will set you up on a pedestal, however, making you a clearer target.

You guys just aren’t fair, between your vampire pheromones and your gorgeous good looks, we humans just don’t stand a chance.

Surprises, like misfortunes, seldom come alone.

Not only has the eyes taken over, but we have anaesthetised the ears through all the muzak that we hear all the time.

The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.

Do something today you've been afraid to do. A decision based on fear is the wrong decision.

Barack Obama is a street corner community organizer who is using the office of the presidency here to virtually undermine it.

God loves us and seeks our redemption, at times through angels.

I feel like humor is a part of life. I don't think it comes through as much in the novels as it does in my head.