Emma Kenney

“I started acting when I was 5 or so. I just did acting for fun, not actually to be an actor.”

“'Shameless' is just such a realistic show.”

“I once tried to read the dictionary. It didn't work.”

“I've written tons of scripts, and when I wrote 'The New Girl in Town,' I read it to my parents, and they suggested I make a movie out of it. I got a few friends together, and I shot the movie in one weekend, and then my mom and I edited it.”

“I went to public school my entire life.”

“I would totally love to do theater.”

“You've just got to be wary around people. You don't know what they want from you. Just in L.A., people have questionable motives. Everybody's kind of got an angle. You've got to be aware of that.”

“I want to be the healthiest, best Emma that I can be, and I know that by going to treatment that's what's going to happen, and I'm going to continue on that positive road.”

“If I wasn't an actor, I never would have known who Debbie Gallagher was. I never would know how her feelings are or how her emotions are, or her family.”

“I hate watching myself on camera. I guess a lot of people feel that way, though.”

“I did improv classes just like any kid would do soccer or gymnastics or swimming. At one of my showcases, my manager came to my mom and said, 'We would like to represent your daughter.' My mom asked me that night if I would like to actually act, and I said, 'Why not? I'll give it a try!'”

“I went through a phase when I was 13 or 14: I would tweet emo things about my feelings and boys who didn't like me and mean girls in school.”

“There is so much I'd love to do in this industry. I'm honestly interested in directing even a little more so than acting.”

“I loooovvve Dylan O'Brien. He's so hot.”

“I love indie movies - I feel they can really allow you to develop a character.”

“You're not always going to look super glamorous in the morning when you wake up. Everything's not perfect.”

“Opening up your life to a dog who needs a home is one of the most fulfilling things you can do.”