I’m not obsessed with being in the public eye. It’s not my job to impress people – I’m really just a working actress and I like to pick projects and do things that really inspire me.

I’m reachable for people, I’m not out of their league. I’m just a normal girl.

I’m very uncomfortable with my body, and I’m not interested in people seeing it on screen.

My boyfriend calls me ‘princess’, but I think of myself more along the lines of ‘monkey’ and ‘retard’.

My parents taught me about other cultures. I spent time in Africa, Cuba, Europe, Jamaica, the Amazon and that was nothing to do with work.

Nobody’s ever tried to set me up. I wish they had- I think it would be fun.

People think, ‘Wow, you’re an actress, so people must be really nice to you and kiss your ass.’ NOBODY kisses my ass.

Some days I wake up and think ‘what’s wrong’ and I’d realize it’s nothing other than waking up in a not so great a mood. Generally I feel good though. I go to yoga, I feel great. I love to wake up on Sundays – just hang out with the dogs.

The things that move me and excite me aren’t necessarily going to be box-office hits all the time. My favorite film I’ve ever done was Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000) and I think – in box-office terms – barely one person saw it. But I still think it’s the greatest movie and I don’t care if anybody doesn’t like it. I saw it in seven different countries and the audience would leave the theatre dancing. I think that’s a pretty incredible thing.

The worst date I’ve ever had was when I was 15. The guy must’ve been 16, because he was driving. I had a crush on him in summer school because he was so cute. And then he came to pick me up and, all of a sudden he was a complete gangster. He was wearing his hood really low and I had to open my door, because he’d let it slam in my face.

When I was a little girl, I used to carry around other people’s babies and say “My baby.” So I was pretty determined to have babies!