“I think it's a great honor to win an Oscar but I think if you aim to be rewarded in your life you'll get nowhere. I think that the biggest reward is the work itself and what you get out of it and the connections you make with other people.”

“I studied psychology in school, and the best psychology is in literature. It's so much easier to understand a character than a theory. You can recognize yourself—or other people—in a different way.”

“Cute is when your personality shines through your looks. Like, when you see someone's personality in the way they walk and you just feel like hugging them every time you see them.”

“I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.”

“I don't love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful.”

“They tell me: 'OK, this is where we're going to push up your cleavage,' and I'm like, 'What cleavage?”

“Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.”