My mom was a cheerleader and had me as a teenager. I remember her giving me some pom-poms and teaching me how to do some splits when I was 3 or 4.

I felt like a dork growing up.

Never give up. Never stop being creative in finding ways to get exposure. Also, prepared anytime and all the time. You never know who you will run into.

Well, Tommy Lee Jones is a little bit more intimidating. He's definitely a cowboy. He's from Texas.

I would love to do some kind of mystery movie, or an action flick, something with that combination

I moved here to California when I was 13 to pursue my acting career

I did a theatrical musical, Annie Warbucks, when I was 11. We did a tour and we stopped by Los Angeles.