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And I'm very surprised that all this stuff actually worked out to where I could have a career in film, gain the benefit of my education, and be thankful that I was able to break into my craft as an actor.

By the time I entered high school, I had forsaken academics altogether in favor of my burgeoning acting career.

I spent so long studying really hard to become a fine actor, but threw it all away because I got the adulation and the fame so easily.

It is so fantastic being an actress because you have the chance to be a thousand different people when you act.

It was fun being an actor, but by the time college rolled around, I was ready to try some new things. By the time I graduated, I realized I enjoyed having a normal life and I never went back.

By the time I went to Yale, I'd been acting for a long time and I was really tired of it. I was restless - and a little bored - and I was really eager to investigate different parts of myself.

I really was a terrible actor. I did it for years in my twenties because it was like being at university again.

I had the privilege of working with so many great actors over the years.

I was embarrassed that I even wanted to become an actress because coming from L.A., with two older sisters in the business and a mom who had been a ballet dancer, it was such a cliche.