“I knew from the time I was 13 that I wanted to be an actress. I idolized Evan Rachel Woods performance in Thirteen, and was so emotionally disturbed by that film. The way she connected to me through her acting in that film made me want to make people feel the way she made me feel. Then I watched The Lizzie McGuire Movie and cried because Lizzie finally realized her dreams of being a successful actress! So, I sort of owe my career to those fine young actresses.”