Actress

I had done a lot of running in 'Texas Chainsaw' and sword-fighting in 'Percy Jackson,' which taught me to fall properly.

I'm a believer in challenging myself and overcoming challenges by doing things I've never done before.

I'm really easily affected by horror films. I have pretty strong reactions to them.

I took Meisner for a long time. I use a lot of sense memory and, well, I wouldn't say Method, but I can't really avoid getting into character.

There are a lot of people who give you their opinions on what to do.

It's really amazing when you discover how strong you actually are and what you really can accomplish.

I feel like it's very important to connect with the people who are passionate about what I'm doing.

I've been pretty lucky. Every single thing I've done has meant so much to me and has been like a stepping stone to something different.

Not to get too deep, but I think one of the reasons we embrace superheroes and this world is that these are just normal people that have incredible powers that are relatable in some ways - in that we don't have great super powers, but there's strength within us that we can utilize in our lives. Ultimately, they're just normal people with problems.

I love the 'Percy Jackson' movies. That was my big break. I love the people I worked with. It was a really magical experience for me.

My grandfather was a politician and lived in Washington, D.C., so as a kid, I used to go to D.C. every other weekend.

I knew the name; I knew who Leatherface was. But I hadn't seen any of the films, mostly because I'm a scaredy-cat.

Any time you do a movie, there are going to be war wounds that you end up getting.

My mom lives in New York still in the home that I grew up in.

It's odd seeing yourself on screen at all.

That would make a great Instagram photo - me and David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson.

You do run and scream and cry and work yourself up into hysterics, and then you get back to the hotel at the end of the day, and you feel really off and really strange. And that's because rationally, even though you know everything is OK, you have put yourself through this traumatizing experience, and your body is still going.

Television is going through a transformation where you're basically able to do big, long movies in television.

Following your heart and working really, really hard is the best thing you can do, and just try not to be too hard on yourself.

You never know what's really going to hit.