I want no criticism of America at my table. The Americans criticize themselves more than enough.
Sometimes I am kind of the opposite of my character. But that's the thing about acting, you get to play people who are not like you at all.
Every day, we communicate more with our energy, body language, face and eyes. That really is what communication is, and not so much words. And it's rare that you get to explore that in a film.
I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability and if I was forced to do it, I could probably do well. But all I wanted was to play pretend.
I love the feeling I get when I'm on a set; I love reading the scripts, playing the characters, getting to be someone else.
If I see a movie on TV that I'm in, I usually will watch it for that reason: It's like I'm watching another person.
My mom, she is the most unbelievable mom that you could ever have in your entire life and she's always with me on everything. The most I've ever been away from her is two days. I love her more than anybody could ever know.
The happiness for which our souls ache is one undisturbed by success or failure, one which will root deeply inside us and give inward relaxation, peace, and contentment, no matter what the surface problems may be. That kind of happiness stands in need on no outward stimulus.
You look at things you enjoy in your life, but much more important is what you can do to make the world a better place.
It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them.
What's not realized about good novelists is that they're as competitive as good athletes. They study each other - where the other person is good and where the person is less good. Writers are like that but don't admit it.