I'd rather be known for my accomplishments, and for things that I really do take pride in, rather than known for this doll-like image I had when I was a child.

I was never a prodigy. I was never a child genius.

I didn't want to whisper and giggle about [puberty] anymore. I felt incredibly self-conscious. I felt like I was losing myself, and I was losing who I was. And that really scared me.

It's easier to see children as mini adults than it is to imagine or to remember what it is to be a child again.

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 knew I didn't want to put anything down in writing about the first time that I had sex. I knew that I didn't want to do that.

People think I'm smarter than I am.