I'm not a dark person at all, so those roles are the most challenging. I don't think I'm necessarily drawn to dark things. It just seems to work out that way.

I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.

I fully credit my family for keeping me grounded and for putting me back in line whenever necessary.

My mom told me, 'don't grow up too quickly; once you're an adult, you're an adult.'

It was a huge shock. I've never had hair that short in my life! I think the rest of the cast and crew were mourning my haircut more than I was! But after a while, I felt liberated, I learned to embrace it.

I'm 18, I'm going to graduate high school in a few months.

The great thing about life - I'd rather not know and just hope I'm happy and healthy and I feel as good about my life as I do now.