People always ask me, 'You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?'. It came from me. One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear makeup that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.

I don't think my brand of self-confidence and self-assuredness can come from an outside source. It's got to come from me.

My goal was just to live a good life that I was happy with. And I wasn't exactly sure that that meant being the star of a movie.

I don't fixate on other people's opinions of my body.

Well, I'm certainly glad that I was nominated for an Oscar. There is certainly a respect that comes with that nod. Also, a compliment that comes with it, too. Not that I really know what I'm doing. In a lot of ways I feel like some child on set, or like a kid that snuck in the back door.

I love the way I look. I'm fine with it. And if my body changes, I'll be fine with that.

I don't know any teenager with a positive attitude.