"I'd really like to get the girl, shoot the gun, drive the car, have fun. I even have these kind of action dreams, where I'm the action guy."

"Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough."

"I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I don't think that's only reserved for people who have horrible upbringings. I think it really exists and is part of the human condition. I think in the course of your life you figure out ways to deal with that."

"If I'm in a situation where someone doesn't recognize me and treats me like everyone else, I'm not used to it."

"I'm a lioness. I have four cubs. I'm a mom. I want to take care of my kids and protect them."

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

"Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen."

"American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license age than at voting age."