I’d like to win an Oscar.
I like friends who are honest and loyal. They also shouldn’t be afraid to be a kid. I like having fun.
I’ve always had problems with guys!
Guys act strange around me. I swear I don’t know why!
My little sister Stella partly looks up to me. She depends on me and I always try to set a good example for her.
In the morning, I can not be without looking at my phone to see the IM’s or any missed calls that I missed and Food!
When you’re acting, you’re a character and you can hide behind that. Music is who you are right then and there – you can’t hide.
If I could be anyone, I’d choose the lead singer of Arcade Fire, Win Butler.
But listen, I’m 29-years-old, I’m really lucky to be there and whatever happens I’ve been really blessed already. I have plenty of awards for this movie and if this was it for me I’d be really content.
I’m not very experienced with boys or the whole dating thingy.
You can only live on the past for so long, and we kind of stretched our luck on that. We think we’re on the way back, but it’s just a matter of how quickly things come together. Common sense tells you it’s not going to happen overnight because we’re trying to catch up.
To me YES, AND means don’t be afraid to contribute. Always make sure you’re adding something to the discussion. Your initiations are worthwhile.
Let’s start with the church. As you know, it’s my background, it’s a natural setting for me and it’s definitely my roots.
I wish everybody would treat themselves like a plant.
This is what I tell young women who ask me for career advice. People are going to try to trick you. To make you feel that you are in competition with one another. “You’re up for a promotion. If they go for a woman, it’ll be between you and Barbara.” Don’t be fooled. You’re not in competition with other women. You’re in competition with everyone.
Okra is the closest thing to nylon I’ve ever eaten. It’s like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string.
I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man, I keep his house.
My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people’s opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.
Well, I don’t like the word ‘rock star,’ the two words, ‘rock star.’ Not even ‘soft rock star’. Not even limestone star. I don’t like those words.
Yes, I watch what I eat but I don’t deny myself red wine or chocolate, the great things in life one can’t live without.
When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to – in a very patriarchal entertainment industry, let alone planet – very much hell-bent on trying to prove to myself, if nothing else, that I could do it as a woman.
I have a suspicion that the definition of “crazy” in show business is a woman who keeps talking even after no one wants to f*** [sleep with her] anymore.
