I always had a larger view. I’m interested in real life – my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles...

It’s a tough category to predict. I certainly don’t expect to win. I don’t typically prepare speeches. Maybe I’ll do a little internal list of people I want to thank.

I think that I’ve always been attracted to characters who are positive and come from a very innocent place. I think there’s a lot of room for discovery in these characters, and that’s something I...

I’m just grateful I didn’t have to spend my early 20s in front of paparazzi cameras.

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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