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" On an average day, I have two things to read in my purse: a book and a play. "

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" I think it's cool to get to know designers. There is some anxiety, maybe, that after you've met a designer, you want to be loyal to them and wear their clothes. And sometimes it's just not my style. But you have to be honest, and I don't really want to lie. "

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

" I like pushing myself as an actor. "

" I think it's cool to provoke something in people. "

" 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. "

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

" I'm trying to be more put-together. My closets are very messy. I like Rebecca Minkoff; her clothes are casual, but cool. I love Band of Outsiders. And ASOS makes a lot of good stuff. I can get lost on their website for hours. I don't like to spend a lot of money on clothes. "

" I'm getting more into fashion. I'm surprised that I'm getting into it because I was always wearing goofy stuff in high school. "

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

" There are some parts I like about school. I like math a lot, and I like physics. "

" 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 like being mysterious as an actress. "

" I learned to understand the distance a character can be from yourself and how important rehearsal can be to creating a person that feels like a person that isn't you. "

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

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

" I like to read on the train. "

" 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 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. "

" When I went to prom, I was in a group picture, and a parent zoomed in and took the picture of only me. I was weirded out, and later he was like, 'Sorry, I was sending that to my sister.' "

" 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 grew up kind of in the country, in western Georgia. And then I moved a lot closer to Atlanta, and I started doing plays, and when I started doing film, I think I really started to love it. "

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" 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. "

" I love both of my parents. "

" I would not openly categorize myself as a sullen teenager, but that kind of role comes more easier to me than a bright, perky thing. "

" 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. "