In the end when you accept yourself for who you are and you work with what you've got, you couldn't be more beautiful because you're confident and everyone notices.

I love watching old movies anyway - I grew up with my mom watching old movies and being immersed in the history of old Hollywood.

The idea that I get to travel and do what I love and call it a job is just a blessing.

The idea of improvisation kind of freaked me out.

When you trust and have elevated personnel in each department then the sky really is the limit.

I was never afraid of going after what I wanted, and making that known, and being vocal about it.

The fans reacted very positively to me being cast [The Mortal Instruments] which, as a Twilight or Harry Potter franchise, when you read a book and you have someone in your mind or you have a vision and then they're cast in real life, it can go either way. So I was very, very honored and happy that they were excited.