It was more like having unwanted attention as a child - if you'd walk around, people would recognize you, and it would be in a weird, almost making-fun-type manner.

I guess it's nice to know I still resonate in people's minds.

It was easy for me to leave acting for school, because I wasn't really in it as an adolescent for fulfilling reasons.

My family and school life are important to me.

People look to you to replace a part in their lives that they can't get back. You can't get the past back, you can't do it. We've all tried.

An actor's responsibility is to play a character truthfully. That's their responsibility. That's where it ends. If they choose to use their reach and accessibility in order to further something that matters to them, that's their choice and that's great - but it's not for anybody to choose it for them.

But here's the thing: I had this great job, and I would still feel terribly depressed. I would just be like, 'This isn't the sweet spot. I thought this would be it, and I don't feel happy.