I don't really want to do the Hollywood thing. I think you ought to try to say something with your movies.

I don't care if people like my character. I just want them to think about the movie's message.

When I feel strongly about something, I'm not so quiet.

Judging people you don't know for things you don't understand is just really stupid.

When I was 12, I realized I was very uncomfortable having my parents on set. So I told them that, and they understood.

It's much simpler to be tortured on camera or to be filmed losing your mind. Whereas a script that has characters who are honest, witty and genuine... is often much harder to act.

As a girl, you're supposed to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean who wants to love Sleeping Beauty when you can be Aladdin?

I'm a tomboy from Nova Scotia.

What I like about the film [Juno] is that it tackles an issue that we often treat as this really heavy, dark event and we look at it with a different perspective. She's extremely independent. She finds adoptive parents before she even tells her parents. I just think it's nice to not dwell in darkness.

I'm a total shrimp, which makes me look younger. I'll be able to stay in that area longer, which is good, because there's more competition in your 20s. [on her slight frame]