I think school is so much harder than real life. People are so much more accepting when they are adults.

I usually dress very casual. Whenever I go out with my friends, I'm always like, 'Can't I just wear sweatpants?'

I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was to be in a Broadway show.

I'd like it if people thought I was Jewish looking.

I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.

I'm pretty hard on myself in general.

If you're an actress or a musician, everyone thinks you're hot.

It scares me to think that one day I'm not going to be in school anymore.

My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.

Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.

'Star Wars' hasn't changed my life at all.

The best part about being friends with your parents is that no matter what you do, they have to keep loving you.

There are movies where we are interested in seeing people's lives without agreeing with what they're doing.

There's so much else to do in the world. To just be interested in doing films would limit my life.

They tell me: 'OK, this is where we're going to push up your cleavage,' and I'm like, 'What cleavage?'

When I was 7 years old, I put on shows for everyone at my grandpa's funeral. I was always the little entertainer.

You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there.

Young actors often don't think of the consequences of doing nudity or sex scenes. They want the role so badly that they agree to be exploited, and then end up embarrassing family, friends, and even strangers.

I don't have a normal job, so I really appreciate having friends who are writers and artists. It's fun to have a group of people you can call in the middle of the day to go for a hike.

I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid.