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" 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. "

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

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" 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. "

" There's something to be said about being able to be retrospective about a certain age as opposed to just in it. "

" 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've made a few independent films now and a few movies with Disney, and I've done TV. "

" I get so bummed when I have to return the clothes I'm lent. It's easy to feel so special, but like Cinderella, you lose your shoes. "

" I like to read on the train. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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" I learned a lot from Cherry Jones, from the questions she asked and the opinions she had. "

" 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'. "

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" 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. "

" I like to make pies. That's kind of my new obsession - peach, blueberry, apple, strawberry. I make a really good pumpkin pie with real pumpkin. "

" 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. "

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