I'm honest. I say what I feel. I try to be tactful, but I can't not say what I feel. I have a really big problem with that.

In a perfect world, I could be doing some bigger films and balance that with some independent films because they seem to be the most challenging and unique

It's not sometimes realistic to think that something magical can happen, but I think I look for the magic.

I'd moved to L.A. with my mother when I was 17 or 18. She loved show business and I was young enough that I had no idea what I wanted to do.

For me acting is pretending. It's illuminating my human struggle - trying to grow and have the courage to be filmed while figuring things out.

I've always been drawn to Marilyn Monroe, but certain aspects of her story may be too sad to tell

I was told once that I didn't play the Hollywood game, and that's why I wasn't a big star. What they meant when was that I don't go to parties, and when I go to an audition and I don't like the script, they know it