Maia Mitchell

“I don't want to be that girl hobbling around in heels, falling in snow.”

“I play guitar, so that's kind of my outlet, but its just something I want to keep for myself.”

“I never thought I would be recording on any professional level, so to be doing a rockabilly, Motown, pop soundtrack in a L.A. studio was completely bizarre and amazing.”

“I personally want to come across as authentic and real. I don't judge anyone.”

“If I'm in work mode and going to meetings, I'll make an effort and dress up, but when I'm at home or just chilling, I'm in beanies and jeans and sneakers.”

“I get on social media sometimes. I think it's good to find a balance and to be able to put your phone down.”

“I'd love to start doing some films and really kind of pursue acting as much as possible. That's really where my main focus is.”

“I have been very careful about what kind of products and companies I endorse just because I don't want to be promoting anything that I don't have any kind of connection to.”

“I think that if you like someone, it is important to just make it known.”

“That's what's cool about working for Disney: everyone gets along. It's like a family.”

“I play guitar and write music, and that's definitely a huge part of my life, but it's my personal thing that I have for me.”

“My mum always reminds me to trust my instincts. If a project doesn't feel right and doesn't excite me, it's likely it won't help me to get to where I want to be.”

“I have a family member who was in the foster system briefly, and so I've kind of grown up knowing about it myself.”

“Everyone should be themselves, and everybody makes mistakes, and young people who have a platform like I have, I know people who have a much bigger platform who are much more influential, who have made mistakes and learnt from them and had to do that on a public stage.”

“My mum always encouraged me that less is more, make-up wise. I think that's why I feel more confident when I have a fresh and natural face.”

“That's how I am - I don't like games, and I don't beat around the bush.”

“I'm not ruling out music forever. I'd love to do that, but if I ever did, I don't think it would be with a record label or anything like that. It might even look like me finding a band and kind of playing in bars.”

“I want to do theater, TV, movies.”

“I'd love to be on an Australian show and in Australian cinemas - they've really picked up their game.”

“I've never been to acting classes or anything like that. Everything I do is quite instinctual.”