I did community theater and kids programs at professional theaters and plays at school and voice lessons for seven years. I stopped because it was so time-consuming. But then I realized that I had access to this world where I could go on auditions. And there wasn't too much of an identity crisis when I started acting professionally because I had been acting longer than I had been writing. It didn't feel new.

The idea that feeling confident and feeling misunderstood are mutually exclusive really bugs me.

I try not to do anything I don't like, so I stay motivated pretty easily.

I do think reading is the best practice for writing, along with writing all the time. I actually never liked writing on my own or in school until I'd had my blog for a while and realized I'd been writing every day for years.

There's danger in glorifying negative emotions as fuel for art.

Feminism to me means fighting. It's a very nuanced, complex thing, but at the very core of it I'm a feminist because I don't think being a girl limits me in any way.

I do find working with people in the entertainment industry hard. It can cause anxiety and depression.