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.

My dad knows how to tell a story. He'd make me laugh by doing all the different voices.

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

People are quick to jump to conclusions.

I was actually the one who decided to move to LA. Mom and I were driving on Sunset Boulevard during one of our trips back to see her family, and I said, 'Can we just stay?' So we did.

I still think there is a huge emphasis on how women look, whether it's fitting a certain mold to play a certain type of character, or the idea that we might have insecurities based on the standards we see in the media.

But the thing is, I was never looking at a strategic way of gaining fame. That's not why I'm doing this.