“If a woman feels anchored to a man’s plans, she may start to resent him for the fun she’s worried she’s missing.”

It never occurred to me that some people were seen as wrong or even different.

Inspiration is the key to everything.

I am a big music nerd.

I’m proud to have played characters who’ve inspired people to live out loud, and I’m lucky to have reached an audience that’s been incredibly enthusiastic and supportive.

I think what ruins relationships and causes most fights is insecurity.

I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career.

People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you’re too old to play dumb.

When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds.

If I’m left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.

My dad is Irish. I spent my childhood going back and forth between Ireland and America.

I used to experiment all the time with my hair color.

When I kiss a girl for a part, people think it’s sexy. But if two guys kiss, suddenly there’s a backlash. It’s a double standard.

When I first did theatre, I was always doing comedies; it was always my first love. But it wasn’t what I was picked for at first, for films and TV.

Only the really young are fearless, have the optimism, the romanticism to take unimaginable risks.

Believe it or not, I’m a big fan of patchouli oil. I know it’s not a universally liked fragrance. I usually combine it with other essential oils – I have many mixtures I like.

I’ve always been a fan of science fiction. My family, we all used to watch ‘Star Trek’ together, which is kind of a nerdy family activity.

It’s not sissy to show your feeling.

You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.

I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying or a hospital for the sick children, and feel that I am needed. I want to do, not just to be.

Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it.

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

Happiness and self-confidence come naturally when you feel yourself moving and progressing toward becoming the very best person you can possibly be.

I get really afraid of those little comforts, those things that make us feel like we did something great, because I’ve done nothing. I’ve done nothing. I mean that sincerely.