My Siblings Are My Best Friends.

As A Child, I Didn't Know What I Didn't Have. I'm Thankful For The Challenges Early On In My Life Because Now I Have A Perspective On The World And Kind Of Know What's Important.

I Am Trying To Be Guided By My Passion.

How Much Time Have I Wasted On Diets And What I Look Like? People Are Saying 'we Love You And Love What You Do' And You're Sitting There Thinking 'i'm Not Skinny Enough Or Pretty Enough.' It's Taken A Lot Of Work To Get Over That.

Kids Not Only Understand [a Dark Story] But Appreciate It … Because In The Real World There's Fear, And Dark Things Happen No Matter How Young You Are. People Lose Parents, People Lose Friends … There's Darkness In The World. So I Think When Kids Are Talked To In That Way, They Appreciate It. They're Not Being Given Some Candy-coated, 'oh, This Is A World Where There Are No Stakes.' I Think That Actually Insults Their Intelligence.

Salma And I Had Run Into Each Other Once Or Twice At Film Festivals Because I Was Doing The Press For Real Women Have Curves At The Same Time She Was Doing The Press For Frida. She Had Seen Real Women Have Curves, And When The Idea Of Ugly Betty Came Up, She Thought Of Me. Her Enthusiasm About The Project Was So Infectious-she Spoke Of It With Such Expectation. Everyone That Was Involved Was Really Excited About The Project. I Really Wanted To Be A Part Of It.