Amy Adams

I didn't get into acting to have a moment, I got into it because of people who've inspired me, like Judi Dench, Holly Hunter, and Jodie Foster. ”

There's such a work ethic involved in theatre that you can't learn in L.A. ”

What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and he knows his stuff. ”

I like Cinderella, I really do. She has a good work ethic. I appreciate a good, hard-working gal. And she likes shoes. The fairy tale is all about the shoe at the end, and I'm a big shoe girl. ”

My job as an actress is to make things work and come up with reasons of my own and not just fill in the blanks for anybody else, you know what I mean? ”

How I work is I work from of very character-driven place. And I trust the writers. ”