Nick Tosches Quotes

I don't want to be 'box-office girl,' but I don't want to be 'that indie girl' either.

You know, Johnny Depp has always been a massive inspiration for me and he's somebody who has produced an incredible amount of work, and every single piece that he does is amazing.

I'm not a film star, I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.

Brad Pitt has always been one that I'm very proud of, just because I don't know anybody else who does one.

Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don't care about fame, I don't care about being a celebrity. I know that's part of the job, but I don't feed into anyone's idea of who I should be.

I don't have this feeling like, 'Oh, I want to live in the United States and make movies and become famous just because the money is here.' I like to make movies that tell stories that I care about.

I'd really like to work with Johnny Depp: he seems like a really cool guy; he can do a lot of different things.

I can't wait to meet Steven Spielberg or Al Pacino again so I can say, 'I have to tell you how you know me. You know me because I am the worst actor in the world.'

Hollywood always likes to create a star.

I'm from Los Angeles, and growing up here, I've always been enamored by Hollywood and the industry. It's just something I grew up with, and I loved it.

There are a lot of actors whom I love, who personalize their work. I want to know everything about them, like De Niro, like Gary Oldman.

I was always a big James Franco fan.

I'm not especially interested in actors or their life, double, triple identities and all that.

Kevin Costner. I love Kevin Costner. That's all I have to say. I love Kevin Costner.

That's why fame freaks me out in a lot of ways - because how genuine of a connection can you have when you're a commodity, and a conversation with you means bragging rights? That's terrifying to me.

I really want to work with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.

He's so interesting because you think you know Dennis Hopper, but you don't really know Dennis Hopper. I don't really know Dennis Hopper, I just know him from the silver screen.

I absolutely love Leonardo DiCaprio.

I've known Ben Stiller for a minute. One of my first movies was 'Along Came Polly.'

I liked Jim Carrey from the very beginning.

I'm a fan of Ed Norton.

LL Cool J is very well known in Hollywood. He's an established commodity across several platforms, including motion pictures.

I love Clint Eastwood, and I wish to work with him again. He's completely irreverent about everything, including his own beautiful work.

I don't really like the Oscars; it's a commercial promotional event. It helps immeasurably to sell films, but it's hardly the Nobel prize.

If you see me as a controversial artist or controversial human being, then I could be cashing in on some reality shows. I am not doing anything like that. That's not my aim.