81 Quotes by Anna Paquin

I think, generally, most people can’t maintain anything that’s particularly strict for very long. I watch people trying and failing to do that a lot.

Just because I do what I do doesn’t mean I escaped adolescence, all the bumps and bruises that go along with it.

There are very few films or plays or anything about really happy people with perfect lives. Everyone is usually screwed up in some way and that is usually where the work comes in – figuring out how to make it believable and make it real to present someone...

I’ve never really been one of those girls who’s scared of showing a bit of flesh.

None of the characters I’ve played are really like me. That would be boring. It wouldn’t be acting.

My sexuality is something I’m completely comfortable with and open about. There’s a lot of prejudice toward us but the more people talk about it, the less of a big deal it will be. And that will be better for everyone.

I don't know what it is that I'm doing, but I'm really enjoying myself. And I'm free to do it as much as I want.

I like a challenge.

I get paid to do the thing I love most, and maybe that makes blending into the crowd impossible sometimes, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.