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"I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as good acting."

"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."

"There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane."

"You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom."

"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take."

"I jumped into acting because it was fun. It was tougher when I had to take my fun seriously."
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"Where I live, nobody who's fourteen is having sex and doing major drugs. And I think if you see it in the movies, you may be influenced by it. I think it's so important to preserve your innocence."

"I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn't comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no."

"Well, right now, I'm very fascinated with 1920s Berlin. I mean, probably the more interesting thing would be to go to the beginning of civilization or precivilization - like polytheistic times. It would be interesting to see what came before modern religion and culture - what circumstances created the environment or the need for it."

"When I was 7 years old, I put on shows for everyone at my grandpa's funeral. I was always the little entertainer."

"I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing."

"Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture."

"My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen."
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