The independent films are really where I kind of come from and where I feel comfortable. It's never been about the blockbusters and making a huge tonne of money. It's always been about wanting to do projects about the things that I think are important to be out there.

I don't consider myself a starlet or a Hollywood person.

With dance, you learn to channel nerves into energy, excited energy.

I was a bit of a loner as a teenager. I never went to a single social event, because they terrified me.

I think it's really important for actors to have another creative outlet, or for anyone, really.

Dancers are kept in a perpetual state of pre-puberty, and for young girls in particular, that type of pressure breeds insecurities.

You definitely put a bit of yourself in every character, and you always have to have an understanding and empathy for the person that you play.