I didn't want to be the girl in the group that couldn't do as much as the boys. I'm very competitive like that.

When I first started out, it was very, very difficult to even get in the room with directors or casting directors because they would see that I hadn't been to drama school and wouldn't want to see me. Now, I feel like it's changing. We have this new generation of a lot of writers, directors and actors who are just breaking through, and they're doing it for the passion.

As a teenager, you're still discovering who you are, what your life is about, and who you want to be as a person. It's very intense.

I try to treat every job with the exact same level of respect. When I go into it, it doesn't matter what the budget is or who the lead actor is. You should have the same focus and the same drive, and you should have as much empathy for your character and understanding of them as you would, no matter what.

I didn't want to be the girl in the group that couldn't do as much as the boys. I'm very competitive like that.

You don't have to necessarily go down the drama school route, or have connections in the industry. You can just make it.

My colleagues are my colleagues, my friends are my friends. It's never been male or female.