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It's so nice after 10 years as a blond actress in Hollywood to have people let you do smart things.

Do people think women from Bollywood aren't smart?

I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?'

So that, to me, is important that audiences are treated with an amount of respect toward their intelligence. Most Hollywood films don't respect their intelligence.

Look at Jessica Simpson. She's famous for being dumb. I guess it started with Marylyn Monroe, and she actually wasn't that dumb, but that's how she was perceived - and that's what got popular.

You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.

I do believe all actors are smart.

People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.

Hollywood has the idea that movies have to be dumb. But especially movies for or about teenagers have to be really dumb!

There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.