I don't have phobias. I'm pretty laid back. Nothing really bothers me. I can handle things pretty well.

I was that overachieving, annoying kid who was always trying to win some contest or win the role. I look back on it now and I'm like, "Chill, man." Calm down.

My first paying job was guest starring in 'Touched By An Angel' when I was 12. It was very exciting. I couldn't believe you got free food all day and people were so nice to you.

I've been performing since I came out of the womb. I've been dancing and singing since I was a toddler. Acting seemed like a natural progression from that.

I was always a performing arts kid in general - but I felt like my ultimate goal was to be an actress and be in films.

I actually came to New York when I was 12 and did ballet school for a little while. I was being groomed to be professional, and a lot of the professors and teachers there were drawn to me and thought that I could become a professional ballerina.

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