"Julia about her parent:It was tough, but the key is that she had my dad helping her. They were liberal, progressive types, and they completely split both roles?running their pottery business from our apartment and taking care of the kids and my dad never took it as, like, an affront to his manhood.

About going to College:It makes me really happy; I enjoy it a lot. I also think it makes me a better actress. It just teaches you to think differently. It teaches you to analyze, and especially being an English major, it teaches you to interpret characters and story telling. It also forces you to learn how to express your ideas in class, and in the papers that you write

About being famous and College:"I remember when I had to go to the MTV Video Music Awards and they sent this huge white stretch limo outside my dorm. I'm like, 'Oh my God,' and these sorority girls came home and made fun of me. It was totally embarrassing."

On being on the cover of Cosmopolitan in a bustier, heading the magazine's list of "The Hottest Chicks in Hollywood." :"My literature professor actually called me and said, 'Now that you're on the cover of fashion magazines, you think you don't need to come to class?' "

About giving Interviews:"What I'm going to do is never, ever make a joke in an interview."

About having Opinions:"I have opinions, and I'm not afraid to express them. But I still am a girl, and girls have this thing where they're eager to please. ... If you're too opinionated, sometimes people are put off by that, and nobody wants to be off-putting."

About Jason Lee (A Guy Thing):"Absolutely! I'd be at work at 5 o'clock in the morning after working all night. I'd be fading and he'd crack some joke and make me laugh. There's actually a scene in the move where we're talking and I burst out laughing, but me bursting out laughing is actually from him just making me laugh in one of the outtakes as opposed to me actually being in character. He's hysterical - I stole all of his jokes and took them back to school with me and made everyone think I was really funny."

About Hollywood:"You can get praised in Hollywood for a film that opens big at the box office, but that doesn't necessarily mean you are doing good work."

On growing up:"I would act out scenes from movies and television shows, and I'd get up on tables and pretend to be a rock star."