On her nudity policy: “I don’t do nudity. I just don’t. Maybe that makes me a bad actress. Maybe I won’t get hired in some things. But I have too much anxiety.�

On not having role models: “I don’t really worry about other people because I’m so different. I like paving the way because then there are no expectations. There’s only what I create.�

On her fashion style: “I never dress for men—I dress more for women. I’m not the mini-skirt-and-cleavage girl, ever.�…“I’m guilty, in an LA way, of wearing too many sweatsuits, but it’s because of work. I have such long hours that I want to be in my pajamas.�

On her infamous Golden Globes v-neck Versace gown: “I always thought Versace was for women who were more slender. I don’t think I have very nice legs, and I thought you have to have a perfect body to wear it., but somehow I kind of got away with it.�

ELLE’s annual “Hollywood� November issue. It hits newsstands October 17