I have a very strong work ethic, and I'm very grateful for that. But I think there was a moment when I realized, "Oh, I can play a little as well.".

My father and my mother separated when I was two..

Unfortunately, 'chick flick' has become a term to describe most movies that I don't even like. They're these movies that, yes, have women in them but….

I'm much more of a kid now than I was when I was a kid. I was the kind of kid who was valedictorian, a straight-A student. My mom used to say, "Pleas….

I think the scariest thing to me is to think that somebody would only associate me with one character and that that's all that I would get to play..

I find often in Hollywood there are many people who play themselves really beautifully. And certain parts are not that dissimilar from who you are as….

I can pretty much take care of myself; I don't walk around with much fear..

One of the most important things for an actor is to observe humanity..

What I love about him [Robert Rodriguez] is that he understands that actors are transformational. It's a natural instinct to ask people to do what yo….

It's not often that the idea of continuing something for a potentially long period of time sounds exciting to me, because I really am a gypsy by natu….

My favorite thing is to have a big dinner with friends and talk about life..

There is something in these moments of crisis that is really extraordinary about humanity and human beings' resilience and the way in which everyone ….

I always had challenges when I was younger, because I looked so young but sounded older..

I always think a good sports movie is emblematic in the same way that a great Greek tragedy really has a certain kind of structure, or a Shakespearea….

I'm intrigued by films that have a singular vision behind them. A lot of studio movies have ten writers by the time they're done. You have a movie te….

I played the mom in Spy Kids when I was, like, 27. So it was ridiculous. But [Robert Rodriguez] was like, "You know what? If we do our job right, no ….

I think you always have to go as an artist with instinct, I really do..

I was the person who did academics until the middle of the day, then went on auditions. I think there was a moment later in my life where I was like,….

When my friends have a health concern, they call me. Ive always been a vitamin taker. I also take digestive enzymes and antioxidants, and supplements….

When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose..

I always wanted to be one of those people who were good at many, many things, but from a very early age, I fell in love with acting..