I've only done one shoot where it's modeling clothes, not like me in my environment. And the stylist, literally, I had her stand behind the photographer and do poses.

I was embarrassed that I even wanted to become an actress because coming from L.A., with two older sisters in the business and a mom who had been a ballet dancer, it was such a cliche.

Living in L.A., I was embarrassed to say that I wanted to be an actor.

'The Sun Also Rises' by Ernest Hemingway is my favorite book. You feel manly reading it.

And I think in theater, people don't really focus on the media unless there's a huge superstar doing a play or something.

I've always loved being a student.

I would mimic what I saw in Grease and Guys and Dolls in front of my mom's mirror and I would practice voices and songs. When you put me alone in a room, that's what I would do.