“ I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt. ”

“ I'm very mature for my age, but I'm also innocent in a lot of ways. ”

“ I'm never going to say anything about who I'm dating unless I'm married or engaged. ”

“ When I was little, I put on plays for my family at Sunday dinner, and I would direct them and have all my cousins, my brother, and my best friends in it. I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera. It was like make-believe to me. ”

“ I was a big Guns N' Roses fan when I was seven. My friend who lived across the street had long dark curly hair and I had long blonde hair, so I'd dress up as Axl and she'd be Slash, and we'd rock out in front of the mirror singing 'Patience.' ”

“ I can't imagine having a real personal thing, like divorce and marriage, all those things, being in the public eye. I try to not talk about anything personal, and then nobody has the fire to throw back at you, like 'You said this back then!' ”

“ Doing 'All Good Things' really felt like I was acting for myself rather than anyone else. It gave me a freedom I'd never had before, or knew I had, to do whatever I want to, and to argue my opinions and not just feel like the cute girl on set or the girl in a boy's club. I figured out how I could be both. And it's been different ever since. ”

“ It's weird doing red carpets it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it. ”

“ You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning and you're excited for the day? That's one of my main goals in life. ”

“ A lot of moms give their kids line reads. My mom wasn't put in that position because I always had an acting teacher helping with the feelings rather than how to say something. ”