I love being at home and cooking and baking.

I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 17. There were boys at school that I would find out later had a crush on me but I was too shy to talk to them.

I had a lot of friends in high school, but I was never the wild party girl. Never have been, never plan to be!

I came from a big family - two brothers and two sisters. So, there were always a ton of boys around and a ton of girls around. So, I grew up comfortable with both sexes.

I can't believe we're being paid to live in New York.

My whole family's been in the business. My whole family is crazy.

I love being at home and cooking and baking.

Actually, I'm happiest in Williams-Sonoma in New York. That's a wonderful cooking store.

I was raised in California, so this whole New York winter thing is completely new for me. I've already justified buying seven coats!

Everybody on our cast is very musically talented, except for me.

I grew up with the mindset that when you get home from work, you go to dinner and watch a movie. I don't want to be going to a club and taking off my panties.

In high school, there are so many cliques. You're never safe.

So, it's cool that, yes, Hal Jordan is a superhero, but my character is a real-world hero in her own life.

If you ever want something badly, let it go. If it comes back to you, then it's yours forever. If it doesn't, then it was never yours to begin with.

The Green Lantern is a unique superhero because it's not that he's super that is his focus; it's that he's a man. He's very human. That's his greatest strength and his greatest weakness.

After my first year on 'Gossip Girl,' everybody said, 'You've got to do a big commercial movie, ride this wave.'

All I need is my Chanel dress, my Louboutins, and some red lipstick.

Christmas for me is all about spending time with my family. I cherish any chance we have to spend all day together making gingerbread houses, baking cookies, or sitting around and watching movies.

Creating something I can use is the best stress reliever.

Design, whether it's on your body or in your home, is the same thing. It's mixing different colors, different textures, and unexpected patterns - elements that you wouldn't often put together in an interesting way.

Each day, I choose my age.

Emma Stone, I think, always looks beautiful.

Every relationship you have, you're learning and growing and taking something from that.

Family is at the heart of everything I do.

Forget the fake syrupy stuff. Melt down a bar of chocolate, mix it into some warmed up whipping cream, and put it on top of ice cream. Add some sprinkles, and you've got a delicious treat.

Fragrance is a bit of a selfish gift because it's comforting when you're near someone and you recognize their smell.

Honestly, I am a shy person.

Honestly, I'm so sick of myself.

I always appreciated the magnitude of my mother's imagination. She always saw beauty in what was broken, and she'd preserve it.

I always like hair being a little messy because I think there's something appealing about the whimsy of putting on a gown with any hair or make-up - just stepping into it, and you're ready.

I always love somebody who makes me laugh, who's fun to be with.

I always loved fashion.

I always want to wear clothes that my children will one day look back on and say, 'Oh, you looked amazing - why didn't you keep that?' Not, 'Oh my God - I can't believe you wore that.'

I came from a big family... a big family of Southerners.

I can read a four-page scene once and have it memorized. It's a skill you learn in school: disposable cramming.

I could probably make more money if I did more commercial projects.

I don't believe that there's a good guy and a bad guy. Unless it's like Superman or Batman, there is no good guy and bad guy.

I don't know; I don't really look at pictures of me when I'm in public.

I don't really know how to describe my personal style.

I don't really need a personal trainer or watch what I eat. I can't start the day without a hot chocolate or finish it without a few squares of dark chocolate. It's good for my mood!

I don't watch TV.

I feel a lot. I get really bad stomachaches all the time. So I went to a doctor, and he said, 'You're a feeler.' I take on people's pain a little too much.

I feel like heels must be a workout! I know that they're really bad for you, but I run around in heels a lot and go up a lot of stairs, so maybe that's my terrible workout. I know that's not really a workout.

I feel shy when people are fussing on me.

I first started wearing fragrance when I was thirteen or fourteen, and the smell was candy-like. They were in very colorful bottles, like turquoise and pink. By the time I was sixteen or seventeen, it got more girly and more floral.

I grew up in L.A., but I was the only one in my family born there.

I had a premonition when I was nine that I'd marry Leonardo DiCaprio.

I have a strong sense of myself. That gives me a sense of security, you know? If I define myself by things that are always changing, like the public's opinion, or what I'm wearing, or what job I'm doing, there's no stability in that.

I have a tight-knit Southern family.