"I had people telling me I was the best and when it would sink in, I'd feel like I'd have to push things further, otherwise I wasn't worthy of their praise."

“We panic if there's two centimeters of snow in London.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“God is punishing me for my past wickedness by keeping me alive and in as much pain as he can.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I've always thought of myself as a role model even before being a 'celebrity.' I've always been doing charity work and volunteering in the community since I was 8, so when you do that, I think you just assume that role when you put yourself out there.”

“I go where the material is, and I feel like I'm looking for really strong directors. That's the key ingredient. There are some directors I would move the sun and earth for, or stop the rotation of the planets, just to work with them.”

Source : "Olivia Thirlby Talks Loving Her 'Flawed' Character In ‘Nobody Walks,’ More ‘Dredd’ & Her 5 Favorite Performances" by Jen Vineyard, www.indiewire.com. October 18, 2012.

“I forget sometimes that Im in the HBO stable because I am such a fan of so much of their programming. Like, The Wire is my favorite TV show of all time.”

Source : Interview with Steve Heisler, www.avclub.com. March 24, 2011.

“It's amazing how smart the body is. Though maybe we could do without loving. I think it's overrated, and I think it's too hard. You should only love your children; that is necessary, because otherwise you might kill them. But to love a man? It's overrated, and it's too hard and I will never, ever do it again.”

“It's hard but it's not too much of a challenge because i'm doing what i love”

“If the perfect Son of God is unattractive to you, then obviously you are an unattractive person.”