I think Jesse Eisenberg is such a great writer. He was a great director and really tough.

I like bears. I like bear people. I like bear-type men.

Sometimes you're not in the best environment. Sometimes you're not speaking the same language and it's not a good place to work. It's a lot to give, actually. And for not a lot of money.

I'm the character actor in Hollywood movies, the girl who has to be annoying so the guy can go to the other girl.

An actor's career relies on a lot of luck. Being in the right place at the right time.

With Dazed and Confused I got the high school experience I didn't get to have. So you do create families and homes. You're projecting and it's your job. The amount of time and headspace and thought it takes on your psyche is huge. It's exhausting, yeah. And it's exhausting but it's also great.

I don't have a publisher yet, so I'm not in the process of that next stage and I don't know what that's going to look like. So I feel like I finished stage one [with my book].