I'm certainly not very book smart, but I started traveling at 16, and it has enriched me in ways I could never begin to explain.

Even if the role is very far away from me, to try and make it as nakedly me as possible is an intriguing notion.

I just don't plan things. I live a month at a time.

You know, you really do choose your existence in a way.

I don't need a reason to kill myself-I need a reason not to.

I haven't tucked a sock in my pants for three years.

My relaxation has always been my animals - going to the dog park with them, going to the beach.

My most annoying question is "Hilary, are you ever going to play a pretty girl?"

One of the great things about my job is I get to do all of these things that I may not experience had I not been an actor.

You have to be precisely in the moment in order to box. And I just love that. I just love the idea of right now we're here, be here.

I really chase the things that I want.

Learning how to fly, for me, was so euphoric.

I had teachers who I could tell didn't want to be there. And I just couldn't get inspired by someone who didn't want to be there.

It's give-and-take and back-and-forth, that constantly allows you to grow as an artist and as a human being.

I took 'P.S. I Love You' thinking it was going to be a little funny, and I ended up crying every day on that film.

I grew up in a trailer park in Bellingham, Washington.

Oh, the Places You'll Go!,' by Dr. Seuss, is still one of my favorite books ever.

There's so much I want to do as an actor. I feel like there's so much more that I want to achieve and that I can achieve.

I'm a risk-taker. It's where my passion lies, so I don't want to play it safe. That means I'm going to fail sometimes.