I took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.

I did a run of a play over the summer in a really tiny theater in New York and that was rejuvenating for me. I directed a short series for Hulu called Paloma and being in an editing room, I learned a lot about acting.

My regular school didn't know what to do with me!

I worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.

I think women get caught up too much in having a plan - 'I'm going to get married at this age I'm going to have a kid at this age' - and then they just try to find a guy who will fit into that picture. I don't want my life to be based on that.

I am forever a romantic. I try to bring that into my work. I try not to be fooled by romance. Or work.

It's actually really great to be a student and an actor, because I get to do this job that I love, then just when I think my head might explode, I get to go to school where they don't really care about what magazine cover I'm on.