Kiernan Shipka

“That's a big thing in my life: going with your gut. If something isn't lighting the fire and making you excited, or if something feels wrong or doesn't agree with you, it should be questioned. It should be talked about.”

“I worry a lot. I'm a catastrophizer by nature.”

“I don't know if I've ever screamed or cried for a band.”

“'Mad Men' introduced me to the power of fashion.”

“I hate a messy closet. I totally freak out when my closet is messy and I can't find anything.”

“Friendships are this fun team. You get to have partners in crime.”

“Teens are being portrayed with depth because they are multidimensional, and they deserve to be portrayed as such.”

“I have a Twitter, but I'm not a tweeter... if that really makes sense.”

“I've been playing since I was 5, but I wouldn't say that I'm serious about the piano.”

“I design some of my own clothes now.”

“I can remember back to when I was 12, 13, and any show that I watched, I wanted to be the main character and embody them, and I think the fact that Sabrina is, in so many ways, such a positive role model for young girls is really cool.”

“Some things are worth the splurge.”

“I was a kindergarten dropout.”

“I don't think that having a hard time is inherently negative. I think that it can make you a stronger person; it can be tough and painful, but it can make you grow.”

“I certainly know quite a few kid actors, but I'm not really friends with them. They're all very nice people, but I just don't run in the same circles.”

“I make most of my friends through my extracurricular activities.”

“My style is constantly changing.”

“There is a lot of uncertainty in this industry, and you can create your own opportunities and take control of that, but that also takes a lot of time.”

“There's nothing wrong with a lisp.”

“I'd definitely like to go to college some day.”