Sydney Sweeney

“When it's a bigger character, and there's a lot going on for her, and there are all these different elements that go into the character, I just love being able to dive into it.”

“I'm trained in mixed martial arts. I started when I was 14 and did my first competition at 18. It was a grappling competition against all guys a weight category above me, and I got first place.”

“I really look up to Amy Adams, who I got to work with, Meryl Streep, and Angelina Jolie.”

“I've been able to work with so many people, so I love asking advice from as many as possible.”

“I got rid of my place in L.A. I had this beautiful condo in Taluca Lake, but I was like, 'Why am I paying for this when I'm all over?'”

“I separate myself from my characters as much as possible, but I have these books that I create which are interactive diaries/timelines/memory books/pictures of the character's entire world.”

“I love working with an actress that you can just look at them and be able to react with your eyes and not have to do much else.”

“Every single character and every single person in real life can all be 16 or 17 years old and maybe live in the same town and go to the same school, but every single girl is experiencing and living a different life. I think that, on the outside, it may seem like there's a lot of similarities, but there's also a lot of differences as well.”

“Working with Amy Adams was amazing. I've always looked up to her as an actor and as a role model, so being able to be on set with her was completely beyond anything I could ever imagine.”

“This industry is a business - I'm a business myself, and I want to be able to run my own business.”

“I love sports, or hiking; you'll always find me outside doing something.”

“Growing up, I was definitely a tomboy, an overall-and-Converse type of girl, and I still am, but for events, I love dressing up.”

“Everyone looks cool in the '90s.”

“I actually began my career by convincing my parents to let me be an actress when I was 12 with a PowerPoint presentation describing acting and my goals.”

“I would love to write and direct.”

“I always look for characters that will hopefully develop into a more powerful symbol.”

“I'd love to have a production company one day, and I'd love to maybe venture out with other industries.”

“I've been a teenage girl, too, so I've had my own insecurities and my own struggles that I've got through.”

“Serena and Blair from 'Gossip Girl' got to wear such awesome outfits, and being on a show like that, where you're getting to wear incredible designers all the time, would be a lot of fun.”

“I think that, any young child or teenager, you take a lot from your parents when you're growing up.”