"I was on the plane rejoicing all by myself. I got to the [awards ceremony] towards the end, and I figured I'd just go to an after party, but since they were wrapping up they decided to bring me on stage [to accept the award]. It made me feel outrageously cool."

"I knew it was risky. But I got cast a month in advance and I also took the script to a coach to figure out how to map Dawn's journey. And I thought about who I was and what turned me on and what didn't turn me on, it gave me confidence in the choices I was going to make. Because if we started shooting a few days before getting cast I think it would have been a disaster."

"It's nice to know people are excited by me and want to work with me and make something special."

Look at this girl Dawn, realize she came from this place of total innocence -- she's very human, someone who doesn't know their body and hasn't opened up yet.

She's not a monster, she's not malicious -- she's not seeking anyone out to try to hurt them. She's only protecting herself. It's just not like revenge or slasher or anything. It's somebody trying to live life to the best of their ability, and they come up against strange situations.