I don't want to be a 'teen star' because so many people don't ever grow out of that.

The only way I can be there and really get into the character is if I'm her.

My family has always called me 'Lay Lay,' and my dad used to always call me 'Dynamite Termite' because I was really short and small and I hated to be still. I would never stop.

I loved school. But when I started 'Party of Five' in the fifth grade, I was taken out of school and tutored on the set.

I don't want to be a 'teen star' because so many people don't ever grow out of that.

Do what you're passionate about.

I need to decide whether to apply for college or delay it for a couple of years while I pursue some more acting projects. Right now I'm trying to sort things out, so I can make the right choices.