I always wanted to be an actress. I couldn't imagine being anything else..

I knew I wanted to be an actress when I was 9 years old..

I feel like we are so much more comfortable sweeping things under the rug and putting on a brave face, and to me, sweeping under the rug is a coward ….

A good two years after Hurricane Katrina I remember feeling so devastated and so ignorant that there was so much damage still left. I felt like here ….

When I want to feel sexy, I like to dance-even if I'm at home by myself in my knee-high socks sliding there like 'Risky Business'… my sisters and I, ….

'Dial Star' is about an aspiring actress who finds the cell phone of AnnaLynne McCord and impersonates her..

I was always the girl who wore the mismatching socks, frizzy hair, ponytail I wouldn't take out for a week, and cutoff jean shorts that were at my kn….

I know imitation is the highest form of flattery, but stealing one's identity is totally different..

I loved math. I was such a nerd! I really enjoyed working through problems and finding the solution..

When I first moved to L.A., I didn't have a lot of money to join a gym or take classes, so I improvised. My sister and I went to the library and look….

It takes a lot to scare me..

I love being outdoors, playing beach tennis, going for runs in the sand, or doing a three-hour hike with my best girlfriend, Mieko..

I grew up with not a lot of money and I definitely shopped at Goodwill. But even in my most unfortunate state, I was really blessed compared to a lot….

I loved killing zombies in 'Day of the Dead.' I basically welcome anything that involves being dirty or bloody or shooting guns..

I need a guy who's confident and is secure in himself, because we're always apart..

My last trip to New Orleans was for the fifth anniversary of Katrina, and I had the awesome opportunity to bring my family down. We all worked on a h….

But if an actress asks me my opinion, I would tell her there are a million different designers who make faux fur. If you like that look, wear faux fu….

All of my friends are animal people. To me, cats are people, too. Animals are people, too. I travel a lot and when I go overseas, it's really hard on….

There are a lot of recent pics of me rocking silk strings of beads. They're made by survivors of the sex trade in Cambodia who were rescued by one of….

It's so important that people get tested and find out what they're allergic to, because they might be struggling with their weight or health issues a….

Before I was going to be an actress, I was going to be a veterinarian! I thought I was one as a child. I was the kid who was like, 'Daddy! I want a k….