Because Quotes
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It's because of 'ER' that I've gotten the opportunity to get the work.
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I probably have a hidden issue, because before 'La Misma Luna' in 2007, I hated working with kids. But after that, I learned so much about how to handle a kid that I liked it. And then came 'Instructions Not Included,' and it was like, 'OK, now I think I've got it.' Life just kept bringing me projects with kids.
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Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors because he takes chances.
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I did kindergarten twice because I was so shy.
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I get horrified when I have to do table reads with the whole cast, because there's a lot of stuttering coming from me, so I have to do a lot of prep.
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Maybe 'Bhoot' wasn't scary for me because I made it.
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I'm opinionated because I care so much about the music and the songs.
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We imbue deserts and the tundra with menace because nothing, or little, grows there.
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Artists want to be congratulated because they should be.
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I like to disappear in my roles because I don't have an assistant.
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I made the film in spite of Harvey, not because of Harvey.
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George loves the T Rex because it's the noisiest and the scariest.
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Oracle has grown and advanced because we've been consistently willing to cannibalize ourselves.
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I like writing for teenagers because they're not snobs.
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I think actors have a huge responsibility because of the vastness of their outreach. I am a big believer of the good that film, television, and theater can do, and I want to be a part of that. Throughout my career, I want to keep telling amazing stories and inspiring people.
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Never assume you have everything pegged. Never tweak that last duck, and pat yourself on the back, and take everything else for granted. Because that's when god rips the mike out of your hand and says, out of nowhere, you might not come back from Dead Man's Curve. Say what? That's when you wake up in darkness, fumbling for the light switch
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They wouldn't let me into Germany from 1998-2000 because I bumped into the chancellor's daughter on my skateboard.
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I'm not really into movies on dates because you can't chat it up.
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Everything I do today is because of what I did when I was 14.
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I've actually been turned down for jobs because I was in Playboy.
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Irreversible is not glamorous at all. I try to do different things because I want to grow as an actress and I like to take risks.
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Well, I think one of the reasons Chicago became so popular as a filmmaker location is because New York had been used so many times that Chicago, I think, was rediscovered maybe in the late '60s, early '70s for a long time as a new location.
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I will keep playing as long as my body lets me, and as long as I'm wanted by my listeners. Because music is the only thing that keeps me going.
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I'm a better editorial cartoonist by default because so many editorial cartoonists out there are so awful.
