I've never had to talk about my work, nobody's given a damn about it - you know, what I thought. I find that I sort of like that, to get to keep it to myself. It's a bit bizarre.

I don't want to be a basket case on set. I try to sort of quiet all of that, all those thoughts, kinda just let yourself be aware of them when you're preparing to do the work but then once you get there you have to feel as free as possible. Anything that I perceived as something that ran the risk of stressing me out, I just left outside the studio doors because I didn't want to undermine myself.

I thought acting was what grownups did. It was such a part of my childhood. I was already in love with performing before I knew there were other options. By then, it was too late.

I find life so shocking in general. Everything about it surprises me.

It's weird. I feel like people assume if a character is very different than you, that means it's difficult to get into their head or into their skin.

I didn’t find it difficult to live in the “Inherent Vice” world or play those scenes, because they just seemed so real.

Costume design is so important and really helpful, and I really love that aspect of character development, just figuring it out.