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When someone starts talking to me about the truth, what I hear is what they're telling me about themselves.

I love just sitting quietly meditating. With an hour free, it depends. I love getting down on the floor and playing with my kids.

I think I would be very sad if I wasn't able to have a baby.

You want to take some responsibility for you choices so that it sets the groundwork for that next generation of actresses.

My choices in films are spontaneous.

I don't like changing with the wind; I like sticking to my own self.

It's strange, but sad. I think I'll always be sad.

I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care.

I'd like to be wise. You have to go through a lot to get there, but I'm willing to go through a lot.

I was told I had a two per cent chance of getting pregnant, so I say she's a two per cent baby.

I'm trying to find a man to share my life with, but it's not been easy. I'm a 35-year-old woman with two small children.

My path was to be an actor and it's been very good to me in life. It's broadened my horizons and given me a lot of gifts.

These different people that I play become the loves of my life.

I didn't really care about my physical health; I only cared about what was on screen.

I think if you have someone to love and someone who loves you, that's the greatest beauty secret.

I've always been interested in our flaws as human beings, just as much as the virtues.

I yearn for things, but at the same time I am just peaceful.

I would rather be tough on myself than have other people be tough on me.

Salary stories are intrusive. Do you ask your neighbour what they earn for their job?

I want to go home at night and feel discomfort.

Vengeance is a lazy form of grief.

If you're going to be with someone, you're with them, you're committed to them. I'm not sort of flitting around.

I love lying in darkness.

I don't mind being naked.

I did try Botox, unfortunately, but I got out of it and now I can finally move my face again.

I think each role takes a little from you and circles around you for the rest of your life. I don't think you ever abandon any of them.

Part of the reason of being an actor is you like playing other people's lives and exploring all the psychologies in that and the emotions.

People say that jealousy is the greatest enemy of love. They're wrong. The greatest enemy of love is boredom.

I think having my life be as private and quiet as possible is a way in which then I can go and play characters.

I suppose expectations are strange and I shy away from them. And the whole point of being an actor is to connect.

You're either going to walk through life and experience it fully or you're going to be a voyeur. And I'm not a voyeur.

Regrets are ridiculous, so I don't regret, no.

Men don't pay you for sex, they pay you to leave after sex.

You have to operate from the sense of everything is new and you're starting again.

It's so bizarre, I'm not scared of snakes or spiders. But I'm scared of butterflies. There is something eerie about them. Something weird!

I'm now so much more capable of receiving love and giving it in a far different way.

I like the privacy of my life and I protect it quite vigilantly.

I just feel my way through. If I had to give an acting class, I wouldn't know what to do.

I think love is the core emotion. Without that, and I've certainly existed without that, it's a very empty life.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

If I fall over and make mistakes, I'll pick myself back up and hope for the best and try to conduct myself with as much authenticity and moral code.

LIfe has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go.

I look for roles that show women as independent, informed, and free to make their own decisions.

Ultimately, you're left with the people you love and who love you- everything else fades into oblivion.

If you've got red hair, try washing it in cranberry juice. And, if you're blonde, a champagne rinse can work wonders.

It's my job as an actor to commit to the role and not - through my own inhibitions - run away.

I love acting, but it's much more fun taking the kids to the zoo.

The things that go on in my head are far more interesting than what actually happens ...

I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.

Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it.

I'm reserved. I'm more of an introvert than an extrovert.

I never read reviews at all. I'm proud of the work I did.

Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.

If I were a strategically minded person, I think I would have a far different career.

Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It's something quite magical.

I'm willing to fly close to the flame.

I wouldn't want to be married to me, but luckily Tom Cruise does.

No matter how much you're going to be criticized or no matter how big of a risk it is, the boldness is the thing that helps you

If you enter the dark side of life, and come through it, you emerge with more strength and passion.

I have a passion for my work, and that can seep into you. It's almost as if you're drawn to it.

It's very easy to fall in love when things are great, but the way to really fall in love is when things aren't great.

With every character, you alter, you can't be attached to your own identity.

I have a boy's body. I would prefer to have more curves because I think that's more beautiful. I would much rather have J. Lo's body than mine.

Now I can wear high heels again.

I just want to be nominated; beggars can't be choosers.

Divorce is divorce and it's a really tough thing to go through, (But) I'd love to get married again.

I'm especially interested in helping to give visibility to the pandemic of violence against women

I think it's important that we don't all have to hold our heads high all the time saying everything's fine.

Even from a very early age, I knew I didn't want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous.

I want to be in places I've never been before.

Dealing with these emotions as an actress is like being a boxer put into the ring.

Don't worry about something going away; enjoy it while it's happening. And don't worry about something that's not even real.

As much as I have films and all that sort of stuff, a lot of my memories are to do with relationships and love.

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

You have to love, without judgment, every actor that you're working with to make beauty.

Having your work be the basis of fame, that's a far more stable feeling.

I was fair-skinned in a country that's about the outdoors.

I jump out of planes, I could be covered in cockroaches, I do all sorts of things, but I just don't like the feel of butterflies' bodies.

The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.

When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.

Now I can wear heels. (on divorcing Tom Cruise)

It took me a very long time to heal. It was a shock to my system.

I refuse to let what happened to me make me bitter.

I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.

I'm drawn to the psychology of really interesting, flawed people.

You look at somebody's work as an actor and you can see their emotional life being fed into it and you can kind of feel them through it.

Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

The power of work, and the power of creativity can be your salvation.

People can tell you what to do, but ultimately, we're all going to die, so how do you want to live?

I do believe there is enormous possibility to change this world.

I've always been somebody on a journey of discovery.

Whatever you do in life, don't give up on your own dreams.

You aren't really anybody in America if you're not on TV.

You can still fight when someone can't talk.

I got married really fast and really young.

I was taught a very strong work ethic that included punctuality, which I've always felt is a sign of respect for others.

The loss of a child is the most terrifying place for me to go.

In my heart I'm independent, a bit of a rebel, a nonconformist.

You can't find peace by hiding from life

Your confidence grows as you get older, particularly when you're in a loving relationship. Everything strengthens.