Actress

I remember the screen test for 'Gossip Girl' was on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. I was about 17 or 18 years old at the time. I remember driving onto the lot and going, 'Oh my God. This is surreal.'

My last name may have opened doors, but I have to keep them open.

I've grown up knowing that you put as much of your private life out there as you feel comfortable with.

I've never acted fully impulsively. I think with my mind and my heart.

I like acting impulsively, but I'm also extremely thoughtful about what I do. So, it's not like someone would say 'Don't do something,' and I'd automatically go, 'I'm gonna do it anyway.'

But the thing is, I was never looking at a strategic way of gaining fame. That's not why I'm doing this.

I rarely, rarely - unless it's a big red carpet - wear all one designer.

From a young age, I've had a desire to put forward this perfect image, whatever perfect was.

My mom brought me up on old Hollywood. I had been living in Los Angeles, respecting old movies and growing up with people that were icons that I got to speak to.

I've grown up being obsessed by 'Harry Potter.'

Hollywood in the 1930s is an incredible period of history. There are so many amazing stories about the stars and the studios at that time that you can't fit into one film.

I sing some songs but don't expect me to release an album anytime soon.

I don't choose projects according to the idea of being a role model. To be considered as one is definitely an honor.