Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes.

I mean, can I really create a full, three-dimensional character? I don't know anymore. I'm certainly going to try.

The worst part of success is to try finding someone who is happy for you.

I'd never done a straight play before, never, and it was very hard work - really, really hard work. It was dense, really wordy, and I was determined to learn every word of it - not just skip over bits and pieces.

I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.

I got so far away from what they told you in acting class: Do something different. Producers kept offering me the 'Sister Act' movie, but I said, 'My fans don't want to see me in a wimple.' I literally said, 'My fans don't want to see me in a wimple.'