Quotes

[becoming an actress] I think the thing that inspired my inclinations towards acting was more than anything else being an only child. As a kid, I made up stories and imaginary characters all of the time in order to entertain myself.

[acting on stage] I was always doing theater. That was my number one love, and still is. My dream was always to be on Broadway, and that's why at one point in my career I decided to go to Hollywood, for it to assist in that dream. That was my ultimate goal: to get back up on the stage in New York.

[taking her father to the Halloween premiere] I remember that I was obviously a little nervous since I had a nude scene in it, but my parents are European, so it's not such a big deal for them.

[lack of opportunities to direct] Only when I went to NYU did I experience first-hand the real gender divide. I was like, "Wait a second, hold on. Why are all of these guys that I went to school with getting meetings and agents, and they have less experience than I do in the film business?" For the first time, I felt a real wave of anger come over me about how unfair things were. For me, the doors were closed.