Ive always wanted to play the villain. But the young girl is never the villain.

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 look back at my adolescence, and Im shocked at the things I did that were my idea of adult behavior.

Seeing someone happy on set is just a very small slice of the reality of an actor's life.

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