"Lars von Trier is not not somebody who is known for conducting a normal press conference ever!"

"I think everyone wants for their kids the good things that they had."

"I'm not someone who plays a part for the press junket."

"I mean look at Antichrist. He's not making films to be liked by everyone, so why is this so surprising coming from Lars von Trier?"

"I don't really want to talk about my personal experience. It's something that I have talked about just because it came out in the press but I've tried to navigate the waters in my own comfort-ability."

"I get to do all these crazy things in the movies. I'm a pretty chilled out person, actually... a very mellow person."

"It's interesting to watch people go through it in something like this. I mean, what other then Melancholia films do they portray depression in?"

"I can't watch my movies and get into them because as soon as I see myself I get taken out of the film."

"I like to think that death gives life meaning. I like that philosophy."

"I'm not someone who is scared of doing things out of the box."

"I've learned to do a movie and then not be in that place for a long time."

"I was allowed to have an imagination rather than a need to be entertained all the time by television or computers or anything like that. So, I think it's helpful to try and give your kids."

"I think that certain directors are better at choosing actors that match well with each other. And I have feelings about actors and who I think I'd work well with better moreso than others."

"A singer is someone who puts out an album. That's a very generous description."

"To be in someone's favorite film is just - that's what you want. You want to be in great films that are memorable."

"Charlotte Rampling is someone I've wanted to work with for a very long time. I've always looked up to her as an actress and it's a reason why I feel brave to do a film like Melancholia. So, to me she's the ultimate."

"I think you either get along with Lars [von Trier] or you really don't and I really got along with him. I wasn't scared because I talked to Bryce Dallas Howard about Lars."

"It's nice when the movie is not on your shoulders, too. It's fun to do a smaller part sometimes."

"I would love to play Marlene Dietrich in a movie. My dad's from Germany and so I feel like that would be a really interesting person to play."

"I'm a person who likes to hang out. I would never go on a blind date. That sounds like the most uncomfortable thing on the planet earth. It's like, 'Hi. Nice to meet you. So, what kind of music do you like?' Date ended."

"I think vegetarians - for a lot of them - it's about a lack of commitment to life and relationships. There are some who just like the fact that they're controlling something in their life."

"My mom raise me so wonderfully. She gave me self esteem and made me appreciate my flaws, as well as my strengths."

"I started when I was three years old, doing commercials and Modeling in New York, I liked it so much that I kept doing it."

"It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set."

"It's such a private thing - 'my process' - I can just say that the work that I do is like therapy between me and the character."

"I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot."

"I'm not someone who feels the pressure of someone else's expectations. That's a very young way to feel."

"If I saw 'Virgin Suicides' or 'Eternal Sunshine,' I'm so proud to be in those movies. They are such great movies. I felt so free on those sets."

"People always tell me, Don’t work so much, but I can’t help it. I feel like all the things I’ve done are important to get to this adult stage now and now I’m getting all these adult offers, so it’s working."

"I think it's best to date someone who doesn't do what you do."

"You lose like five pounds immediately, and your face is glowing and gorgeous!"

"I didn't go to Cirque Lodge for alcohol abuse or drug abuse."

"So many teen films are overproduced and people are going to burnout on the subject."

"I'm the kind of person who buys a new thing, wears it so much and then is totally sick of it."

"It's weird doing red carpets; it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it."

"I'm always looking for that movie that feels like it's hitting me where I need it."

"I've been an REM fan since I was a little girl. I would jump around to 'Stand' in the mirror."

"I'm never going to say anything about who I'm dating unless I'm married or engaged."

"I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt."

"After “Melancholia” and “On the Road,” I wanted to do a comedy. And I did so many comedies when I was younger, but if you’re not consistently in those movies, people don’t always think of you for them."

"When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out."

"I'm a good assistant. That's why I don't have an assistant, because I'm so on it that no one can be as on it as me. I know that."

"I'd like to be taller. I'd like my baby fat to leave."

"Being an actress doesn't make you popular in school."

"I hate red carpet photographs!"

"I don't want to be 'box-office girl,' but I don't want to be 'that indie girl' either."

"I built my entire career off of teen comedies. I was in 'Bring It On'."

"I can't wait to have kids one day. I want to have kids and a farm with lots of animals on a lake."

"I don't find I'm manic at all. I'm very chill."

"I don't live in the spotlight, and I don't live my life in front of the paparazzi. I live very comfortably and quietly as possible."