I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.

Quote by Uma Thurman

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I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.

I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.

I spent the first fourteen years of my life convinced that my looks were hideous....

I spent the first fourteen years of my life convinced that my looks were hideous....

Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid...

Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid...

I had to go to a mirror and look at it. I couldn't picture myself...

I had to go to a mirror and look at it. I couldn't picture myself...

I was not particularly bright, I wasn't very athletic, I was a little too tall,...

I was not particularly bright, I wasn't very athletic, I was a little too tall,...

It is better to have a relationship with someone who cheats on you than with...

It is better to have a relationship with someone who cheats on you than with...

Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An...

Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An...

Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that...

Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that...

It's hard sometimes if you think a character should look a certain way and you're...

It's hard sometimes if you think a character should look a certain way and you're...

I would love to do something like Austin Powers to show off my comic timing.

I would love to do something like Austin Powers to show off my comic timing.

We never left a set until we'd trashed it.

We never left a set until we'd trashed it.

When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, Not really. But it's more...

When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, Not really. But it's more...

Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about...

Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about...

Modeling is basically 'Buy more stuff! Don't you want some more stuff? It will make...

Modeling is basically 'Buy more stuff! Don't you want some more stuff? It will make...

Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An...

Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An...

Fun wouldn't be the right word... it was the most difficult, challenging, physical, extraordinary stretch...

Fun wouldn't be the right word... it was the most difficult, challenging, physical, extraordinary stretch...

Even, today, when people tell me I'm beautiful, I do not believe a word of...

Even, today, when people tell me I'm beautiful, I do not believe a word of...

I'm very happy at home. I love to just hang out with my daughter, I...

I'm very happy at home. I love to just hang out with my daughter, I...