I wanted to get an angel wings tatooed on my back, as a guardian thing.

The hardest job an actor can do is all this pretend, all this screaming and being scared for your life.

I have gotten so many tickets. I hope I don`t get my license revoked.

I try not to do scenes a certain way, because then I become conscious of it, and it dosen`t come off as realistic. I try to make it so that I`m not really aware of what I`m doing.

I want to play an action hero. I`m ready for roles that totally aren`t me.

I`m very mature for my age, but I`m also innocent in a lot of ways.

You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you`re in the most sad, confused time of your life. You don`t fall in love with people because they`re fun. It just happens.

It was horrible, I hated it. Brad and Tom were like my big brothers on the set, so it was like kissing your big brother - totally gross.

I really wanted the MTV Award the most, It was a golden popcorn container and it looks really neat.

I`d like to be taller. I`d like my baby fat to leave.

I just don`t want to be the damsel in distress. I`ll scream on the balcony, but you`ve got to let me do a little action here.

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 and now I`m getting all these adult offers, so it`s working.

But the real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself, have self confindence, and try to be secure in your decisions and thoughts.

On Marie Antoinette (2006): "It`s kind of like a history of feelings rather than a history of facts. So don`t expect a masterpiece theatre, educational Marie Antoinette biopic".

"You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning and you`re excited for the day? That`s one of my main goals in life." quoted in Womans World (1-24-06)

(On kissing Brad Pitt in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) ): "It was horrible, I hated it. Brad and Tom were like my big brothers on the set, so it was like kissing your big brother - totally gross."

"It would actually be really interesting if Spider-Man died. Why doesn`t the superhero ever die? I think if Mary Jane was alone, pregnant and he died, she could give birth to a spider baby and carry on the series with another young boy or something like that." - July 2004

(On Bring It On (2000)): We`re breaking boundaries. And we`re not doing the same old little cliché of, "Oh, cheerleaders are dumb, so let`s make fun of them".

"On every film I do, whenever there are other girls my age, I think it`s definitely up to me to set the pace. That`s because I`ve had a lot of experience and I think there`s always a certain amount of professionalism that should be maintained."

"The Virgin Suicides (1999) showed I could nail a very difficult character, while Bring It On (2000) brought a great deal of joy to young girls. These are the beautiful rewards of being an actress".

(On Spider-Man (2002))"I really wanted the role because I knew it would give my career a boost, especially in foreign markets where I don`t feel I`m that well known".

"I want to go on "Crossing Over with John Edward" (1999). I`d like to be regressed to find out about my past lives".

(on money) "I think one of my credit cards is corporate for my company, Wooden Spoons Productions. I don`t know; my financial adviser does that. I don`t handle that shit."

"And in the next film they`ve got to bring in another female character. Just give me the acting; she can do all the falling and fighting."

"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."

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

"Everybody smokes! Models, actresses, everyone! Don`t they realize that it`s gross? I understand it`s an addiction, but it still pains me to see my friends do it."

"I`m never going to say anything about who I`m dating unless I`m married or engaged." - 2002

"My cat, because he`s fun to play with, he`d entertain me, and I could eat him if I was really hungry." (on what her luxury item would be on survivor)

On turning down the role of Angela in American Beauty (1999): "When I read it, I was 15 and I don`t think I was mature enough to understand the script`s material. I didn`t want to be kissing Kevin Spacey. Come on! Lying there naked with rose petals?".

"What actor do you really take seriously who becomes a singer? It`s kind of ridiculous. I can`t think of anybody."

"I have never done a drug in my life. I tried smoking once. Hated it. I don`t want to infect myself with cancer."

"Whenever I have to smoke for a character, I make sure they`re fake cigarettes. It`s a terrible habit, and I can`t believe kids still want to do it."

I don`t try to be sexy, but if you are sexy it comes out. If you`re not, you`re not.

"I run the treadmill whenever I can do it with weights." (when asked how she stays in shape) - 2002

Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on someone who makes you cry?

Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don`t you? Just tell me so I can get over you.

"I`d like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn`t matter, but it doesn`t hurt."