Christina Ricci

“To play someone who is who they are because of the happiness and contentedness that they've known in their life is interesting because of sort of how banal it is.”

“When I'm acting in a film that I'm not producing, I stay to myself.”

“This is my costume. I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else.”

“I think I'm better at playing difficult than I am at being normal.”

“I think that I need to work on being comfortable at being normal, everyday-ish on camera.”

“I'm trying to just go with the flow and learn from the people around me.”

“Unless it's a specific accent, or something about physicality you have to change, I am generally not such a conscious actor.”

“I'm so glad I'm not 20 years old anymore. I was in a hurricane. I'm a lot calmer now. I don't cause destruction for myself and others everywhere I go.”

“I always knew that I was kind of bored; the regular life of a child didn't fit me.”

“We might all be so afraid to be who we are, but in the end, it's really you're individual, unique qualities that make you attractive to people.”

“I knew I would never be cast as the pretty girl.”

“I've been to therapists my whole life.”

“I was a big sci-fi fantasy geek when I was younger... secretly, in my room.”

“I want a Mini-Cooper because it's fuel efficient, emissions efficient and all that stuff. It's small and better for the environment. I think that will be my next car.”

“I don't really need a lot of help from a director.”

“I work out.”

“I stand up for other people, I'm very protective of people around me. If I feel like somebody is getting a bad rap or being unfairly picked on, I will stand up for them, absolutely.”

“I can't think of anything that I turned down that became big and successful.”

“My dream role would probably be a psycho killer, because the whole thing I love about movies is that you get to do things you could never do in real life, and that would be my way of vicariously experiencing being a psycho killer. Also, it's incredibly romantic.”

“As a kid, I was told to talk as much as possible.”