Being pregnant finally helped me understand what my true relationship was with my body – meaning that it wasn’t put on this earth to look good in a swimsuit.

I do love shoes that make my legs longer. I have the upper body of someone who’s 5ft 8in, so high heels help me even out the discrepancy.

Ashley is a role for me.

I find that it’s the simple things that remind you of family around the holidays.

I saw some musicals at dinner theaters where I grew up. But I didn’t go to a big theater to see one until probably after I graduated from high school when I took myself to...

You’re always surprised. Even people who were considered locks for a nomination were surprised. This year, there are so many first-time nominees, 14 out of the 20 in the acting categories, I believe. I’m sure...

Once I moved to L.A., there was a dark moment of trying to keep up with the girls I thought were pretty. Until I realised that’s the stupidest thing you can do because people are...

I’m not the kind of actress who asks a lot of questions of my directors unless it’s something I really need to know.

I’m pretty Sicilian if I’ve been crossed. I don’t seek revenge, but I never forget. And I make it hard to repair, which is not a great quality because if people held me to that...

I was the dork in high school who sang musical numbers up and down the hallways.

Ashley decided that before Madeleine even got there that she is the best person ever,

I’d love to be a diva. But I’d then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour.

I still think I’m like the poor girl from Colorado who worked three jobs to buy a car. That’s still my mentality, so I’ll be walking down the street, and I forget what I do...

I’m very excited to be here. It’s much bigger than I expected.

When you’re picking up and moving, it does create… well, I can sleep anywhere, which is really useful, it turns out, on movie sets. But what it really does is teach you how to adapt...

There’s such a work ethic involved in theatre that you can’t learn in L.A.

I come from musical theater, and a lot of musical theater is about accepting fantasy. I think it is more about just being open and accepting.

What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake’s got that. He works his tail off, and he knows his stuff.

It’s a surprise to me, and not because I’m not proud of the work, … But I’ve been out here 61/2 years, so it feels foreign. But then again, if it helps bring attention to...

It’s just very homey in Ireland. It’s very comforting and comfortable. There’s lots of fireplaces with fires. It’s just really cozy.

I think the kick to doing comedy is just to get in a film with really funny people and let them do their jobs. I find that in most comedies, I’m not the funny one,...

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I tend to be really pragmatic, but ultimately tend to be attracted to people who pull me into more spontaneity. I’ve really learned that, through surrender, the best experiences of my life have happened.

I knew I wanted to be a performer, but I didn’t know I would specifically be in film. I actually never thought I would be in film. I always envisioned being on the stage.

I’m really good at gymnastics, and that’s about it.

Being an actress hasn’t made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.

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I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I’m afraid I will always feel the weight of a lie. I’m very hard on myself...

How I work is I work from of very character-driven place. And I trust the writers.

He just shook his head,

Perfect isn’t normal, nor is it interesting. I have no features without makeup. I am pale. I have blond lashes. You could just paint my face – it’s like a blank canvas. It can be...

I like not being noticed. It has been a struggle because I love performing, but if I’m in a group of people and someone has a bigger personality, I’m like, ‘Go ahead, and have fun!’

When I died my hair red the first time, I felt as if it was what nature intended. I have been accused of being a bit of a spitfire, so in that way, I absolutely...

I’m much more comfortable speaking through my characters’ voices than my own.

[His posse of longtime pals provides another outlet.] They carry on like your classic ‘boys will be boys,’ … knows who his friends are.

My dad is a singer. He used to sing in nightclubs, or pizza joints.

I graduated high school and I didn’t have a skill set and I didn’t want to go to college. I needed a job.

Some of these actresses or public personas who are very public about their disciplined diets, more power to them. I just don’t see the point. I’m just not going to be one of those people...

I research every part thoroughly. I talk it out with my actor friends, but then I throw it all away when I get to the set. You have to be spontaneous.

I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot.

That’s how I prepare for anything – I read whatever I can get my hands on, talk to people. I’m a bit of a nerd like that.

It was nice being offered the role and not having to audition,

My natural response to a stressful situation is to shut down. I do weird things, like, I don’t cry, I get really cold.

I have to say I’ve been lucky in that way in that I’ve been able to go from different films and different genres with different challenges.

Something I’m going to try to really instill in my own family is a lot of tradition. And, I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of...

If I had a project that I had auditioned for and I was getting close to getting it, I didn’t want to tell anybody because I thought then I wouldn’t get it, but in reality...

I have worked with some of the meanest people in the world. You can’t do anything to intimidate me.

The Muppets have such a great tradition of bringing together all of genres of actors and all ages of actors.

[He also enjoys sharing the stage with] American Idol … You know, she was thrown into a role that most musical theater actresses wait a lifetime to play because it’s such a huge role. She...

I was one of seven, and we took a lot of road trips – long road trips. And this was before iPhones and iPads and DVD players in cars. I remember how novel it was...