I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot..

A man who's powerful and strong yet is able to show tenderness and vulnerability, that's really sexy..

Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress..

I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to LA and pursued acting and film, which is sad really..

I don't intentionally try to find the scripts with unattractive characters, but I think that if a character is described in a script as heart-stoppin….

Whitney Houston came in. Someone dared me to do "the Gap act" on her. You know, the Gap act. So I went up to her like I didn't know who she was, and ….

I always want to defeat supervillains - it's just the chicken-and-broccoli diet that I'm not into..

I do love shoes that make my legs longer. I have the upper body of someone who's 5ft 8in, so high heels help me even out the discrepancy..

I was a huge Ann-Margret fan, and I wanted to be like her..

I didn't get into acting to have a moment, I got into it because of people who've inspired me, like Judi Dench, Holly Hunter, and Jodie Foster..

I'm just grateful I didn't have to spend my early 20s in front of paparazzi cameras..

I thought 'Out of Africa' would be a beautiful ballet..

As an actress people always tease me like: if there's anything you can do to make yourself unattractive you will do it..

I have a small child, so the idea of getting up at 3 a.m. to train before a day of shooting... I just don't have it in me, although I have so much re….

I'm like the luckiest girl in the world. I've gotten to be a princess, I've gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I….

Find out who you are & embrace it. It's so much easier to face criticism when you are comfortable in your own skin..

Look, I can carry a baby! I'm gaining weight right, everything's going well..

In high school, I was so painfully self-aware that how I thought of myself was probably very different from what other people thought of me. I though….

I saw some musicals at dinner theaters where I grew up. But I didn’t go to a big theater to see one until probably after I graduated from high school….

That's how I prepare for anything - I read whatever I can get my hands on, talk to people. I'm a bit of a nerd like that..

The illusion of perfection is an illusion anyway..