Thora Birch

“I just felt like I was making people angry because I wouldn't wear the frilly bows.”

“I was always working; it's just that no one was paying attention.”

“For me, romance isn't an over-the-top act. It's someone offering to help and to support me. Or if that person thinks I'm making the wrong decision, he'll tell me. I want him to be honest, because being that honest takes a lot of guts.”

“I'm really lucky! I'm just cognisant that I wanna move forward, and people will let me or not; who knows.”

“When you're making a film, you become incredibly close. It's not like you're filing away papers all day. You're creating with human emotions, so you do become very connected, so it is familial and romantic.”

“My dad is my support, and he is the best support that I could ever have.”

“When you home study, you get a better education. I basically got to teach myself. Being naturally able to make my own opinions about the schoolwork I had to deal with, instead of being instructed under the tutelage of the teacher, was really nice academically.”

“I admire Jodie Foster. Her head is screwed on really well. It's not loose at all.”