Billie Lourd

“I love an iconic hairstyle.”

“Paul Rudd - I wish he was my dad. I wish he was my brother. I wish he was my husband. He's everything to me and puts a smile on my face.”

“It's always fun to take risks.”

“I am a Southern girl at heart, so I have a pulled pork sandwich and Key lime pie every day. It's a problem.”

“'Scream Queens' was so much fun, kind of like a big sorority. And 'American Horror Story' is very serious, like a really hip family of middle-aged women. The deaths were fun on 'Scream Queens'; the deaths on 'Horror Story' are very real and intense, and you have to be emotionally prepped for them.”

“It's been so great being on 'American Horror Story' and 'Scream Queens' because there were some days when I didn't work, and I would spend my time shadowing directors.”

“I'm living the dream right now.”

“I don't know if I would play a woman in space in a bikini.”

“I went to NYU, and my parents had a rule that I needed to major in something other than acting if I wanted to pursue acting after college.”

“I'm obsessed with Norah Jones and Amy Winehouse, Etta James. I'm really into blues and R&B type of stuff, '90s hip-hop; that's my jam.”

“She raised me to not think of men and women as different. She raised me without gender. It's kind of the reason she named me Billie. It's not about being a strong woman - it's about being a strong person.”

“I know my mom, she'd want her death to encourage people to be open about their struggles.”

“I am not a big horror freak. I'm a bit of a scaredy-cat in general. I can't handle scary movies unless I am at home with the lights on and the doors locked or it is in the morning.”

“When you walk onto any set, it's usually primarily men. Which can be weird, especially when you're doing something emotionally challenging.”

“If life's not funny, then it's just true - and that would be unacceptable.”

“I always wanted siblings.”

“The great thing about women directors is that they're not only involved in the performances - they can gauge where we all are personally and know how to direct us better because of that.”

“When I first started acting, everyone in my family did not want me to act.”

“My mom made me watch 'Star Wars' for the first time when I was about 7 years old. When I was younger, I hated action movies and pretty much anything loud. So when she put it on, I covered my ears and ran out of the room.”

“It's tough, when you play an iconic character, to break away from it. You have to make sure you have a lot of variety and make sure you choose roles that aren't similar to others, or else you get pigeonholed as one thing.”