I loved New York. I made enough money and studied acting with Kenneth McMillan, which was my first formal training.

Filming is physically and emotionally hard, especially acting in something like this, where we go into the honest feelings of these people. But it's also very exciting because there's an adrenaline that's pumping (through you) when you're doing these scenes.

The thing I always thought of myself as was an actress. I never thought: I want to be. It was always: I am.

I loved New York. I made enough money and studied acting with Kenneth McMillan, which was my first formal training.

To make money in New York, you have to add gigs when starting out, so while I was acting quite a bit, I would do modeling.

My whole thing is, I collect what I know I want to read, and I have certain bookshelves in my bedroom that contain all the books I haven't read yet.

It's in my nature to feel, 'I could be this! This could be mine!'