- "It's wonderful. If anything, this business has brought my family together because we can sit at the dinner table and say, "Oh, my gosh, wait till you hear this crazy story."  And my whole family always comes to sets with me, so it's something we can share as opposed to tearing us apart." [on having a sister who is also an actress]

- "I really did graduate at 14, and I go to college in the Los Angeles area near where I live."

- "You can always learn something [in bad acting classes], maybe it's a technique you don't like; maybe it's a style. But you learn different things."

- "I don't think anyone would care about my private life because I don't do anything. I'm at home with my dog."

- "I don't eat red meat. And I think it's important to be kind to the world before it disappears if we don't take care of it."

- "I was always the biggest nerd in school, I had very few friends, I was always picked on, I used to wear really big glasses. I was the epitome of a nerd. Very shy and introverted."

- "I graduated high school when I was 14 and started going to a community college because that way it was a lot easier to work and go to school at the same time. I'm finishing up my Associates degree and then this fall I'll transfer to UCLA as a junior." [2005 interview]

- "I give the character a history and a full life; this way the tears come naturally for the character in whatever situation calls for tears. Also, sometimes a certain song will help me feel emotions that evoke tears." [On dramatic scenes where she has to cry].