I got a call from Al. He’s an insomniac. We talk in the middle of the night, … I don’t sleep, he doesn’t sleep. So it is very normal that we call each other at...

When you finally accept that it’s OK not to have answers and it’s OK not to be perfect, you realize that feeling confused is a normal part of what it is to be a human...

Break-ups are hard for anybody, but it’s particularly tough when it’s being documented and you see the person’s picture everywhere. Most people don’t have that added problem when they break up with someone.

I checked myself in because I was just so exhausted, … and I was working so much and I think anyone would back me up in saying 19 is just a really tough year.

I’ve learned that it’s OK to be flawed, that life can be messy, that some days you glide and some days you fall, but most important, that there are no secret answers out there.

Back then, you used to lock people up and throw away the key if they just felt sensitive, or if they rebelled in any way.

You go through spells where you feel that maybe you’re too sensitive for this world. I certainly felt that.

But I’ve always felt a need to have a life which is completely separate – at least as far as possible – from the kind of illusory lifestyle that comes with being a celebrity.

I was very depressed after breaking off my engagement with Johnny ten years ago. I was embarrassingly dramatic at the time, but you have to remember I was only 19 years old.

It’s also a question of finding good material and interesting roles. I’m not the only actress out there, and good parts just don’t fall into your lap that easily. But I like most of the...

It’s not just about a girl (referring to Jo’s character) who wants to be a writer. It’s about falling in love and getting your heart broken and breaking other people’s heart. It touches just about...

You try to get out there and live. I’ve always had good friends who’ve been very supportive and help make me feel good and grounded because I’ve never felt attached to the film industry.

I don’t hang out with agents and producers and I’m not into the business side at all.

You can’t pay enough money to… cure that feeling of being broken and confused.

It’s just people should realize that the celebrity aspect of being an actor is very rarely enjoyable for people like me who would always rather go unnoticed and disappear into the crowd.

I really hope people go back and watch his movies. He was such a fantastic actor. He’s not just Sean’s little brother. He was Chris Penn.

You’ve got to grow up sometime.

I feel my best when I’m happy.

I’ve learned that it’s OK to be flawed.

It’s part of the celebrity process but my life has never been as interesting or as wild as what’s been printed about me.

He said, ‘I’m just grateful for the work’. I thought he would be cynical like me, but he had this immense gratitude.

I have this sense that I didn’t really start growing up until my twenties.

I don’t believe I am influencing anybody but myself.

Money doesn’t matter on a deeply personal level. It doesn’t make you feel any happier. But of course I am very aware that I don’t have to worry about earning a living or about those...

I wanted to take care of him, have him move in, but he said he was heading back south. I fell in love with him. And I’ve been in love with him ever since.

I think I’m learning to be bolder in my career choices and be more confident in my personal life. I haven’t always felt very secure as an individual, but now I feel I certain confidence...

People think that they just want movies like Pretty Woman, when really they – at least the ones that I know personally – have been waiting for something that doesn’t completely insult them.

My dad took me to all the best rock and punk shows when I was growing up and music has always been a part of my life. So I’m very interested in the music scene...

Only in Hollywood could that happen — it really was hysterical. But she is more interesting now than she was before.

I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time.

I’m not into older guys… To tell you the truth, Richard [Gere] is not the sexiest man alive, in my book.

So remaking a movie like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is a really positive statement and I’m so happy I made it in light of what happened after we made it.

a bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka.

I welcome turning 30 because I like approaching the beginning of something instead of the end. I’m at a really good place and feel grounded.

In high school, I dressed up as every James Bond girl. I was a teenage Pussy Galore.

That’s an aspect of this business which can be very frustrating and aggravating. Most of what is written about you is wrong and so much of what does get printed is often about personal things...

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I’m not into older guys. To tell you the truth, Richard Gere is not the sexiest man alive, in my book.

If I showed you scripts from my first few movies, the descriptions of my characters all said ‘the ugly girl’.

There was a time when I was 19 when I really, really, really thought I was going crazy. I was exhausted and going through a terrible depression.

to continue to do what you’ve been doing.

I’m not into wrinkles.

I feel my best when I’m happy

Weird people follow you in the streets, you can’t sit alone in a restaurant or a cafe and read a book in peace, and I think everybody values those moments of being alone.

Remember, I’m the kind of kid who used to get stuffed into a locker by school bullies. I’ve never felt like I’m a big star at any level of my life.

I’m quite comfortable looking at myself in movies, probably because I’ve been doing it for so long, since I was a kid. So I sort of watched myself grow up and go through adolescence, like,...