I don't live in the spotlight, and I don't live my life in front of the paparazzi. I live very comfortably and quietly as possible.

When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out.

When I have time off, my friends and I will go to Universal Studios, the movies, out to eat, and shopping. I'm happiest when I'm just hanging out with my friends... it really doesn't matter what we do.

It's important to me that I don't get trapped in the whole teen scene, because I feel that you can get lost in those kind of movies, and they aren't really about the actors; they're about the selling of the concept, and how much money it makes.

I don't find I'm manic at all. I'm very chill.

I get to do all these crazy things in the movies. I'm a pretty chilled out person, actually... a very mellow person.

The performances that I love are ones like Gena Rowlands in 'A Woman Under the Influence,' where women are allowed to be messy and imperfect. It's that kind of woman that has always inspired me to seek roles that are a little out of the box. I just haven't always had the opportunity to do them.