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I fell for my own hype. I had too many people saying I couldn't be beat, and I actually fell for it.

A lot of people have been hyped up to be great but just disappeared. I promised myself I wouldn't be one of them.

I was not prepared for fame. It hit me hard, and I did not have the capacity to cope.

I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine.

When I finally held the trophy, it was just how I imagined it would be.

I'd said to my sweetheart a couple of days before that the SAG and Spirit Award nomination was amazing and I had no attachment to the Academy Award. I knew I was an underdog so I just decided to sleep through the announcement.

There is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it's very hard to meet those expectations. That's been a big stress in my life.

It was a few days later I came out to Hollywood for a screen test, and so did a lot of other people. So, I really didn't think I would get it. I was definitely the one that was least likely to get it, because everyone else was an already established star.

I don't know if anybody's ever ready for another award season. It's kind of like Christmas.

I was for sure not prepared for fame when it happened.