When you're making an independent film and you care about it so much you do all the prep work beforehand.

It's sad to have to leave your family but I like the idea of someone believing in something so strongly that are willing to find a new family.

It kind of varies. I don’t have a method yet. It depends on the script and the character I think I need. I’ve worked with acting coaches, researched roles, and channeled different parts of myself. It’s on a case-by-case for me, right now.

So, first, I wanted to be a part of the project because I thought it was an important story to tell. On top of that, it's rare to find roles for strong, young, feisty women, especially in a military film. And I love that Suarez ends up being the moral compass of the story, and that she's also brave enough to stand up to all these men.

I'm happy to just sit in a cafe and watch people. It's my favorite thing to do, for sure.

Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful.

I think it [my first heartbreak] probably just taught me that you will always heal. That this too shall pass. The first time you feel that sort of pain, you think it's never going to go away. Once you do survive it, you realize you can survive anything.