Emma Stone: Nylon Magazine Photoshoot

On just recently piercing her ears: “Most people go through this when they’re like, 14. I’m like, ‘Hey, what’s up everybody? I moved to New York and got fiive piercings!”

On not waffling: “The greatest one [improv skill] that I apply to my life is not waffling. Say you’re on stage with someone and they say, ‘Oh, remember last week when we went to Las Vegas?’ Never say no. Take what they’re saying and go with it. And that’s a good lesson in life.”

On her new flick, Easy A: “The original script was much carzier than it ended up being. The role was a little brasher and darked — usually, in comedy, it’s the riskier the funnier. But I enjoy what the did — it kind of went from R to PG-13. The demographic changed in the process of shooting it.”