You Have To Be Really Comfortable With

For Me, The Dumbest Rule Is That You Can't Chew Gum In School. For Some Reason, Chewing Gum For Me Gets My Brain Going.

When I Take On A Character, It's A Sacrifice. There's Something That You Give Up Every Time. I Want To Become These Characters, And I Want To Be Mysterious, But If You Know Too Much About Me, It's Not Going To Be Too Much Fun Watching Me Play A Character, Because It's Just Going To Be Me With A Mask On, Instead Of You Believing What The Mask Is.

I Started Acting In Second Grade - My First Role Was In The Thanksgiving Play. I Was The Indian Chasing The Turkey. All The Other Mom's Encouraged My Mom To Get Me Into Acting After That.

I Try To Find Some Sort Of Meditative Hobby To Do On Set, And It's Different For Every Film. There's A Lot Of Downtime, But I Don't Like Reading On Set Because It Feels Like You're Taking Yourself Out Of Your World, Instead Of Being Present. And Then, You Feel Like You're Not Ready To Do Whatever You Have To Do.

I Usually Get My Lyrics When I Let My Mind Wander, When You're Not Really Awake, But Not Yet Fully Asleep. I Keep An Open Notebook By My Bed And Then Just Write Whatever Comes To Me.