I think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again.

I've always really loved stories told from the point of view of children.

The celebrity aspect is nothing short of ridiculous, and auditioning is brutal and dehumanizing. Every time I see a pretty young girl on the subway reading sides for an audition, my only thought is, 'Man, am I glad I'm not doing that anymore.' I never feel nostalgia, just relief.

Puberty was definitely difficult for me.

Sure, I love to read, and I love to learn, but I was always nerdy that way.

I had people in 'Entertainment Weekly' talking about how they wanted to throttle me because they thought I was too disgustingly cute, as if that were my fault, you know, as if that was my fault, not the fault of directors and producers and such.

My grades in high school were not very good. I was that kind of perfectionist that figured if you can't do it perfectly, why do it at all?