I had to act in a school play when I was about ten years old. I really didn't want to do it. But everyone had to do it so I didn't have a choice. A t….

I have some friends who are actors. I've watched them work. And I would say that of all the arts, acting is the most grueling, thankless. Never apolo….

The best aspects of every vampire, with all of their gifts, what makes them really special is just an enhanced version of what they were when they we….

I'll decide to do a movie and then go oh, like "Twilight" fans are probably going to react to this or whatever. But that's always an afterthought. Li….

I'm just not made for that kind of live audience where you don't create a fourth wall..

I'm approaching the idea of taking on a responsibility as great as saying, "I'm good enough to be in your movie." It's a huge statement to make, and ….

People sometimes actually get me to think I take things too seriously and maybe I'm too earnest and it's coming across like I'm better than them..

I would have been very happy just working from job to job, paying my rent one movie at a time. I never wanted to be this famous. I never imagined thi….

I hear actresses talking about this all the time - this idea that you sit in meetings and the studio says, "Well, you can't do that because the audie….

I like fashion because it’s sort of my job, so I’m into it when I have to be. But when I’m not working, I wear jeans and T-shirts. I go to vintage st….

I don't think that there's much hiding that actors can do. If you're doing good work, you're showing a part of yourself to someone..

People expect it to be easy because there you are, out there, doing the thing that you want and making lots of money out of it. But, you know, I'm no….

When I'm about to blow the candles on my birthday cake and everybody is telling me I must make a wish, I just go into a tailspin. I'm thinking: what ….

There's no way to eloquently put this. I just can't go to the mall. It bothers me that I can't be outside very often. And also to not ever be just 's….

I feel like nowadays everyone perceives you the same way. You can't even have a private life away from your family; it's like everything is very hand….

I like women who have an opinion one way or the other or who have a great sense of humor and a great sense of adventure. I can be friends with women ….

You can make a movie that's more focused on the jokes, but Young Adult was not that kind of movie..

Everyone wants to know about the gold ring. Everyone knows already - it's ridiculous..

Some people are good at performing in front of people like that, but I'm uncomfortable at it. I think maybe that's the difference between acting and ….

Masses of girls identified with Bella in a really profound way, for want of a better word. The connection that I've seen people have - I've seen it p….

I think it's the idea that beauty could be power, and that with power comes immortality, and with power comes control, and all of these other things ….