It's okay to be you. You don't have to try to be anybody else. Whatever you are, however you are, it's fine. Nobody's perfect..

As a girl, I am this stupid, emotional, very loyal, sort of believe-in-values-and-principals sort of girl..

I'm not usually a follower of trends - I like to set them a lot more. I don't like things that people have done already, then it's no fun for me to d….

I know I'm flawed - but perfect is boring anyway! Flawed is good!.

The harder [role] the better. Definitely. When somebody turns around and says, "She can't do that," then that's the one I want to do..

I am a very private person. No one ever knows anything about me as I don't think it is necessary. I tell people as much as I want them to know about ….

I believe destiny and hard work go hand in hand..

The joy of creating is the truest joy..

I think it's great to be flawed. I am hugely flawed, and I like it this way. That's the fun of life. You fall, get up, make mistakes, learn from them….

We're extremely young and have the potential to be anything that we want to be..

If my film does not do well, it really hurts me. But by God's grace, even if some of my films may not have done well, people have still liked my work….

I wasn't even prepared to be an actress. I was 17 when I came out of high school, and suddenly became Miss World and then I became an actress..

There are so many incredible women on TV right now. Viola Davis, Kerry Washington, Ellen Pompeo. These are really incredible female leads that are on….

I have a very eclectic taste when it comes to music..

I am just a hard-working 23-year-old. When Maxim asked me to be on their cover, I was quite surprised. Of course, I was happy about it..

I was obsessed with Tupac - like eat, sleep, breathe Tupac. During this obsessive love affair, I dressed the part..

First of all, feminism is not man-hating, not man-berating. It is not saying we are better. It is just saying we want the same opportunities, and we ….

I don't want to be a stereotype; I want a character that's aspirational..

I always advocate to young women that if we don't do this for ourselves, no one else is going to. We have to have a voice..

Whatever it is, you have to show up for the job, and power through..

People keep speculating about my personal life because I am evasive about it..