When I was a little girl - well, like, a teenager - I wanted to be Sam Jackson. I always wanted to be men.

I have so much respect for Sam [L.Jackson] that if I had questions about anything, I would call and ask him if he agreed with me before I brought it up with Craig [Brewer].

All the roles are for boys. The girls' roles are either small or all the same. There's just nothing interesting.

I'm an actor who hates dialogue and the present day and reality.

Real tears are not those that fall from the eyes and cover the face, but those that fall from the heart and cover the soul.

I get so nervous. I happen to be socially awkward and shy. I spent a lot of my time as an adult not going places.

My sister and I shared a bedroom our entire lives and I believe she discovered the Beatles when she was about 11 and I'm four years younger. So from the age of 7 until 17 we had nothing but Beatles paraphernalia in our room, even those little stuffed Beatles that went on stands that are dressed as the Sgt. Pepper band.