There aren't a lot of films about adolescents or quote-unquote coming-of-age films that are realistic nowadays.

I'm done living for other people. I'm done being a people pleaser. I'm done thinking about what people think about me.

You forget that you do choose your life, and there are so many things to be grateful for. I feel like society has gotten to that point where we're always looking for the next and the better, and we lose sight of what's actually in front of us.

Everything is out of your control, and you can only be truthful about how you feel.

I've been acting since I was young because I wanted to, not because my parents wanted me to. My dad is a principal and mom is a middle school counselor, so acting was like, "Eh, whatever. As long as you get good grades." It's really fun, and nothing more.

I feel like I'm kind of an obvious person. I like to keep some things in my life sacred, like keep the sacred, sacred. Apart from that part of my life, I'm a very open person.

When it comes to sexuality, sensuality, self-representation, self-nurturance - America fails in those departments.