Quotes

The cool thing about working and meeting a lot of people through your acting is that you never know who you might work with, in the future.

People ask me, 'Is 3D a good medium for horror movies?' I think it's the perfect thing for horror movies because it really puts you into it.

I would really like to do a straight action movie that's hardcore - heavy action, like 'The Expendables' or 'Fast Five.'

I have a very high tolerance for gore and blood. I am, like, the perfect horror movie viewer because I do not get scared very easily. I can really stomach anything so, as a result, I have watched a lot of really disgusting stuff that I should probably never have seen.

[how she gets through a long day of filming] I sleep a ton, it's gross how much sleep I need. So, I'd say lots of sleep. And many candy breaks in between takes for a little pick me up. Movie sets are a treasure trove for all the best candy you don't let yourself eat in your normal life. Also, the rule is calories on set don't count. So, I definitely load up when I'm shooting, tootsie rolls and sour patch kids in my wardrobe pockets at all times.

I grew up on 'Lost.' I was 17 when I started, and I did it for four or five years, on and off.

[acting] This is the best job in the world.

[choosing acting as a career] I think I've been very lucky actually. I figured out what I wanted to do for the rest of my life when I was 12. That's the luckiest thing that'll ever happen to me. I could have spent 10 years trying to make a career out of something I suck at, like math, cooking, or yoga.

I've always wanted to do action and action movies. I grew up on that.

[Who she looks up to in the industry] Billy Bob Thornton. Hands down the coolest cat I've ever met. I've never had more fun acting with anyone ever, period. I marvel at what he can do, and how easy he makes it look. It's whole other level of performance with Billy, it's almost different to describe how magnetic he is. It's been a privilege, honestly, it doesn't get any better.

I am a movie fan across the board, though, so if a movie is well done then I love it and it does not really matter what the genre is.

I think 'The Walking Dead' is very interestingly paced. It's slow, almost like an old Western. It's also very stylized - visually, I think it's very pretty. It's more of a psychological drama than anything else.

[on growing up with a Jewish father and a Catholic mother] I was raised Jewish and Catholic. We did Christmas and Hanukkah... My mom was really into going to synagogue, and wanted to convert, but it just never happened.