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.

I'm originally from southern California, so I, like, say 'like', like, a lot. I've been trying to scrub any traces of Valley Girl from my speech since I moved to New York, but it's, like, totally way harder than anyone thinks, you know?

Children change a lot in terms of personality. Camaraderie that you feel with somebody might not be there a year later.

Puberty was definitely difficult for me.

Nobody cares about that. I do have guys every now and then who say - it's always guys by the way, it's never women - who say, "You were my childhood crush, can we date?" And I'm like, "There's something kind of creepy about that. Do you hear yourself?"

People want to bring kids to their level, and they want to make it seem like kids have this thing. It's seen as funny to them.

I can't take much pride in my childhood acting. It feels like it happened in another lifetime, and even then, it felt like a hobby.