Actress

Natalie Portman is one of my favorites, and Jodie Foster. Those two are amazing actresses.

My mom always bails me out of things when I get in trouble.

Kids need to open up to their parents. And parents should realize that when kids are pushing you away, that's the time to really step in.

Coming into high school, it's scary. You don't know which group to be in, and I can't stand that it's so cliquey.

I really look up to actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett who have a strong background in theatre.

If a script comes together, and you end up liking the people who are part of it, that's when you can make magic happen. It's a huge combination of trying to find something you think you can deliver on and a director you think you can collaborate with to make a good picture.

I don't know what to say when I have a crush on somebody. I kind of lose my words. I really try to start a conversation, and I can't. It's horrible.

Honestly, I usually have way more guy friends than girlfriends.

I hang out with all the crew on set. It just makes it easier to work. You feel more comfortable around everyone.

I think it really makes a difference when you know the people that you're working with, when you develop a relationship.

I really don't get nervous when I perform -it's more of an exciting feeling than anything else. But put me in a classroom with kids my age and have me take a test and yeah, I'll be nervous!

I love taking on roles that I haven't yet done in my career.

I really wanted to pursue music, but all those other girls are doing it and it is annoying.

You always hear these stories of people who grew up in Hollywood, and they're like, 'We lost our childhood.' But I was very fortunate.

I actually have a stash of wigs for Halloween. But only for that. Not to play dress-up.

I'd like to go to NYU business school and then go on to film school.

I have three friendships that have lasted a long time, but everybody else has come and gone.

I've been through a marriage, and I'm still very fond of my ex-husband; but if I've learned anything, it's that relationships are about compromise.

I don't expect people who've enjoyed 'Spy Kids' will enjoy 'Repo! the Genetic Opera!'

I think I am too old to be doing teen movies. I am just kind of annoyed, because you have all these teen movies coming out with usually either Lindsay Lohan or Hilary Duff doing four of the exact teen movies over and over again.