Emma Kenney

“I'd love to play characters that are so similar to me that it would be crossing limits, and then at the same time I would love to play characters that are so different from me that it would be that kind of challenge as well.”

“It's hard growing up in Hollywood, you know? I'm not from L.A. originally.”

“If you put pressure on your kids to book every audition, they won't enjoy it anymore, and they won't book it, either. Also, if they don't want to go to an audition, they shouldn't be forced to go. They have to want to do it.”

“I try not to spend too much time on my computer.”

“I just want to send a message to my fans saying that it's OK to admit that you need help, and it doesn't make you weak.”

“'Shameless' was the first project I've ever booked, and I'm really happy for it!”

“Not everybody's life is like 'Gossip Girl.'”

“I can go out and chill with my friends, go out to dinner, and I won't get hounded like, I'm sure, Paul McCartney or somebody like that.”

“I'm always in the mood for pizza.”

“I was watching 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' - the episode where Sabrina and her friend make a vampire movie for college. I wanted to see if it would be fun to make a horror movie.”

“I had the perfect level, growing up, between being normal and having a little taste into Hollywood. People would recognize me once in a while, but I could still go out and have my life.”

“If you want a dog, go to your local animal shelter and adopt one. It's not rocket science, it's dog science.”

“Nothing sounds worse than having to be surrounded by people you don't like in a sequined dress.”

“I can put both legs over my head.”

“I'm pretty much a goodie two-shoes.”

“The director will be like, 'Hey, great take. Do you want to see the playback?' And I'm like, 'Definitely not.'”

“I'm interested in being a professional actress.”

“I love One Direction. I like Eminem.”

“I have to say that one person I learned from the most as an actor in my life is Emmy Rossum. She is so insanely talented in the sense that when watching her work, it just turns into watching her speak - it's no longer acting; that's how good she is! She just becomes the person.”

“I try to keep my professional life and my actual kid social life separate.”