I never set out to make any statements about a specific character, I just set out to tell what feels like is a truthful story, a person that you and I might truly encounter.

I think of my body as a tool to do the stuff I need to do, but not the be all end all of my existence.

I deserved kisses. I deserved to be treated like a piece of meat but also respected for my intellect.

The experience of directing yourself in a sex scene is, in a way, great. It's the fantasy we all have in our lives all the time.

It's almost like when you're young, your friends take on the romance role, and then guys take on the role of your friends later.

I had no clue what anyone was talking about like, you know I don't think I, I don't think any of the depictions of sex were more to me than just like an image of two people's arms rubbing together [when I was eight], I just had no clue.

Things that feel super personal actually feel really universal. It's sort of the more you really identify something specific within yourself, the more people connect to it because ultimately we are all connected in some way.