I make movies. I have a passion. Puppies and daisies don't accomplish anything. That's not me at all.
I'm a very research-, homework-oriented person.
It's embarrassing to go through any rebellious stage in front of people that you love and respect, and yet I'm glad I did.
I've approached so many things in my life with such intensity that I want to approach motherhood with dedication and focus.
I learned early on that family, as far as my mother and father, were not an option.
It's my crusade to help women feel good about themselves.
I cry a lot. I'll cry because I see a person walking down the street looking lonely.
Young girls come up to me all the time to ask for advice. They see me as a survivor.
My own mum cared about Hollywood, and I didn't. I wanted to act, and I loved the creativity of it, but I didn't care for the lifestyle.
I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much. It's pathetic.
At 35, I'm definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. There's nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work or else it's going to feel stiff.
When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have to act perfect all the time.
I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies. So I thought, 'Maybe I'll get to produce one day and get to do cool stuff too,' which is what happened when we did 'Charlie's Angels.' Starting my production company was a big turning point for me.
I'd definitely be the kind of parent who enabled my child's dreams. I'd just watch and nurture and guide them. I have the blueprints of what not to do... I think I'd be a good parent, actually.
I'm sure wine snobs look at me and think, how dare you.
Once you've been in a mental institution, people are going to look at you funny.
It wasn't my choice to be an open book, but when people found out what my life was like when I was 14 or 15, I didn't deny it. I think the more imperfect you are, the more human you are.
Sometimes I bust out and do things so permanent. Like tattoos and marriage.
When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a grownup. And I think you probably fear it, in a sense, too. There's a danger to feeling like an adult... like this whimsical kid in you is going to die or something. And then all of a sudden, one day you kind of feel like an adult and it's really nice.
The low points I had all helped make up my character, so I probably wouldn't want to do away with them because I like being flawed and I like having them help me grow and change and become better and stronger.
Whether you're throwing up or breaking up, you want your girlfriend right there! I don't trust women who don't go to their girlfriends.
I love roller coasters that make my stomach drop. One ride in Las Vegas, the Big Shot, straps you into a row of seats and catapults you into the air from the top of the Stratosphere Tower - then plummets back down. I ride it over and over; it's exhilarating.
Internet does not equal sodium pentothal.
My mother and I split ways when I was very young and have never really reconciled.
The older you get, the few slumber parties there are, and I hate that. I liked slumber parties. What happened to them?
