I have a really, really, really normal family. And by normal I mean we're all nuts on some level. I think you've gotta be a little nuts to pursue any kind of creative job. I was also a really good kid. I know that sounds really dull, but I didn't rebel in the traditional sense.

I like shows or films or books that have messages but don't beat people over the head with them.

I get paid to do the thing I love most, and maybe that makes blending into the crowd impossible sometimes, but I wouldnt trade it for the world.

Acting is pretending to be someone else.

I work out like a maniac and I spray tan a lot. Genetics were kind, but I work very hard.

I think it's an amazing quality to be able to roll with the punches and not be totally ruined as a person because life's been rough for you. That's a really admirable way to go through your life.

Maybe I'm misjudging people, but I feel like a lot of people still have an image of me in a bonnet at nine years old.