I grew up in a big movie house, we watched movies all the time, so I had an awareness at a very young age that that was a job that you could have.

I always wanted to perform in some capacity since I was a kid - I was a ballerina, then a singer before acting.

It's like so great to be in Toronto and to see everything that's in the books and everything they reference and to be able to hang out in those places and go to those bookstores and those comic book stores and those music stores, and like have that, from the books onto the screen, is so cool and I'm glad to have been part of that.

I think since I'm not particularly well-known as myself, it's funny all the different perceptions people have of me. Like, if someone's only seen me in 'Death Proof,' they think I'm sort of a ditzy girl who says stupid things and wears revealing outfits all the time.

You have to believe that it is what you want to do with your life and you have to be dedicated to it.

I found my way into the indie world a bit late in my career, but it was something that I was really passionate about doing.

There's a little wire work, which is so much fun. You can fly, it's amazing. But I've had to mostly just sort of kung fu, you know, ground work. Footwork and stuff like that.