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" I make notebooks for characters, and it kind of becomes a bible. "

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" The person I've worked with most is Morena Baccarin, and from her, I've learned to stand up for your character. "

" I've always enjoyed searching for clothes. I like thrift stores and vintage stuff, and not so much going to Urban Outfitters. What got me interested is having to choose dresses for the carpet, and doing a lot of shoots with really cool clothes. I've gotten to try on a lot of things that I've liked, and some things that I haven't. "

" I'm not good at Disney acting. I'm really not. I never was on that audition list, which I don't mind. I don't know. I look back, and I'm kind of wiping my forehead at the thought of, 'What if I had gone that route?' "

" I tried the Crisco, and I hated it. Hated it! I couldn't roll it out. I'm a butter girl for my pie crusts. "

" I like making people feel things. Acting doesn't seem like lying but like storytelling. "

" I'm such a dork, but I really think there are derivatives to be found between story arcs and character motivations. And the way you evaluate functions is a really interesting way to look at stories and the way you act. I really believe it. "

" I do use FaceTime because I'm frequently isolated from friends and my boyfriend, so I get that. "

" I did some theatre. I had some smaller roles in a couple TV shows and films. I used to think I did a lot of acting, but my 'career' started when I started 'Homeland'. "

" I understood the feeling of being 17 and living with your parents somewhere, and then being 18 and living in New York and having a city at your disposal. "

" 'Homeland' is intense, and I think it would be a hard show to watch if it were intense for 60 straight minutes. "

" I don't like shoes. I get a lot of splinters, though. "

" I like to read on the train. "

" When I'm in New York and L.A., I get recognized a lot more. "

" It's so insane to me that this is my actual job, that I get to come to set and do what I enjoy doing and get paid for it. "

" One thing about New York is you can understand how you're perceived really easily if you just get on the train, by the way people look at you. "

" I like to go swimming, and I like salty hair. "

" I really love independent films. There's something so determined about the people who work on them. "

" Before I turned 18, I had all these rules. Like, I could only work ten hours a day, and I had to go to school. "

" I can express the brooding part of myself on-screen. It's kind of fun to get to do the bratty things I really wouldn't do. And then I get to go back to my regular life. "

" I know it sounds silly, but in auditions for film or TV, the words aren't as important - you need to get into the character and have the gist of the scene. But in theater, if you don't do it word for word, then you throw off your scene partner. "

" Everyone knows kids who are snotty, and I wouldn't consider myself one of them, but it's easy to understand where they're coming from. "

" I love both of my parents. "

" Red carpets seem so glamorous, but you're really just standing there sweating and worrying your hair is going to fall. And in the end, people are only going to see one picture of you. You just smile for one second and then you walk over to the side and check your phone. It's pretty weird. "

" You know how when you read a book and it becomes a movie, and it's different than you pictured? In some ways, acting is a lot like that. "

" I'm not very good at keeping secrets. "

" I was never good at that Disney/Nickelodeon kind of acting. It's not really my cup of tea. "

" I take a few pictures a week, but the best part is waiting for my film to be developed. The suspense is exciting, and the reward is great. "

" I try to stay away from the Internet. "

" I like pushing myself as an actor. "