Kiernan Shipka

“To a certain extent, I think I've tried to train myself to not dive too deep into things or get my hopes too way up, because the fear of disappointment and whatnot is only natural.”

“I love ballet. Ballet is its own being. It has its own vocabulary. I feel as if I am in a different world when I am in the ballet studio.”

“Occasionally, as an actor, you're not... Sometimes, at least for me, I'm not fully in the groove until the second or third take, in which I would not want to just stop. If it's a scene that takes a lot of work and time, sometimes the scene gets better with time, and sometimes it gets exhausted. I think it just depends on the scene.”

“This is one of those industries where you never have full control of your hair.”

“I'm such a firm believer that everyone should see themselves in a character, and everyone should feel represented.”

“I always try to read at night, because it gets me kind of tired.”

“The characters I've always been drawn to are real and flawed. That's not how women have always been portrayed.”

“Honestly, I think that ghee is underrated. I love using clarified butter. I think it makes vegetables taste so good, especially when you're just cooking at home.”

“I am a huge fashion fan. It's a really cool way to express yourself.”

“I do listen to some music, but I don't technically have one band I'm absolutely hooked on.”

“I'm such a theater geek.”

“I am always texting!”

“I really get a chance to be a normal kid.”

“I love organization, so I split my clothes into two closets according to seasons.”

“I follow fashion trends.”

“I really love playing a character that's a little younger than me, to be honest. Because even if it's just three years, I can bring perspective into it.”

“I'm a 'Harry-Potter'-till-I-die kind of person. Those are the movies I grew up on. I was like, 'Why would I want to watch any other movies when there's 'Air Bud' and 'Harry Potter?'' It makes no sense why I have to expand my movie-viewing experience when I have two really wonderful films.”

“I do lots of activities. I hang out with friends.”

“I don't think people are monsters if they put ketchup on hot dogs, but I'm good without it. It's a debate that I don't get too hot-and-heavy with.”

“Chipotle never lets me down. I feel like, in the middle of nowhere, Chipotle is still there, and my burrito bowl is still going to sustain me. So Chipotle, for convenience and reliability.”