Quotes

If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.

A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.

Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.

Great necessities call out great virtues.

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and like the grave, cries, 'Give, give.'

I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.

My mom didn't ever think I would take to acting because I was a very shy, very reserved kind of child. But obviously, something changed!

I made my first movie when I was five.

People say, like, 'Are you a regular person?' 'Well, I'm not a robot, if that's what you're asking, I really am a person.'

I've always been a huge fan of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies.

I'm from New York. I have a non, neutral accent. It can go any way you want.

I'd like to do more TV; TV is completely different than working in movies in a lot of ways, it's like making a really compact movie. Because you don't have as much time, especially hour long shows, they move so quickly.

I love animated movies in general. I like making them.

I love Chicago.

I like to have sleepovers.

It's never really fun to have to cry in a scene or anything like that.

I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.

I like English, and I like writing essays, and that kind of stuff.

I'm a huge horror movie fan. Beyond belief.

I'd love to work with Michelle Williams. I think that she's incredible. She's such a great actress and I love her.

Well, you know, I never want to feel like I have a set plan of what I'm supposed to do. I kind of like to go script by script, and if I like the character and like the story that's why I want to do a movie.

I never want to play the same character twice. I like to do different roles. I have fun with that.

I've never had a treehouse because I live in New York City. It would be a little bit hard to fit a treehouse in a New York City apartment.

I have a really great family, and when I'm not filming, I go home and walk the dogs, take out the garbage, clean my room, all that stuff. My family and my friends keep me in line, and make sure I don't get crazy.