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www.MOSTmag.com || CELEBRITY MAG A ZINE || 109open and caring. She%u2019s like truly a second Mom to me and even wrote a reference letter for my college applications. She gave me advice on so many things like Moms do including career, training, tattoos, high school and college. Woody tips were more personal than professional. I asked for acting tips and he told me %u201cyou don%u2019t need any.%u201d I%u2019m always wanting to learn to improve my craft as both an actor and singer. I learned tons from observing Woody, he%u2019s simply the coolest dude I think I%u2019ll ever know. With Woody I learned we work similarly on set and I respect him so much. I learned from %u201cThe Woods%u201d how to enjoy your breaks and now understand why he takes naps when he can at base camp. Some of my favorite breaks were singing with Woody and his buddy playing guitar back at base camp. I was a vocal major at my performing arts high school so I found those times so relaxing and fun. I%u2019m still not sure if Woody was joking or not but when I asked him specifically on his advice on my career he told me to %u201crun away while you still can%u201d and gave me his mischievous chuckle.How does it feel to be part of the Marvel universe? Being part of the Marvel Universe is an unbelievable and an amazing experience! The security is crazy strict and the sets are massive. They are so great with story-telling and creating amazing special effects. I learned so much about doing stunts and special effects too. Another great part of being in the MARVEL Universe was meeting one of my best friends, Tiffany, on set as we spent a couple of months together. Now, we literally live one street over in Los Angeles and that%u2019s fabulous! If you were a superhero who would you be and why? Wow, okay I%u2019m going to exclude Marvel superheroes from my answer so I don%u2019t get in trouble with Marvel security. I would love to be Violet from the INCREDIBLES. Violet is edgy, quiet, and complex and has a lot of confidence issues until she learns to use her powers to be invisible and creates force fields.%u00a0%u00a0I would love to have those powers to protect people.What is it about acting and performing that makes you feel alive? Acting and singing are such intense passions of mine as long as I can remember even back to when I was a toddler. I get this intense adrenaline rush when I perform on stage and the larger the crowd the more comfortable I am. Singing makes me so happy! I feel so privileged being an actor. I love finding the honesty and uniqueness of each character to bring to life. Being able to tap into a wide range of characters and emotions in a safe environment is actually very therapeutic for me and really a fantastic creative outlet. Having great scene partners like Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Cheryl Hines, Margo Martindale, Jason Ritter and Elizabeth Debicki in the past couple of years has been an incredible honor and so much fun too!How did you know that was what you were meant to do? As a kid, my pre-k and charter elementary school both had a strong performing arts program. The teachers kept pushing my Mom to get me training outside school. When my Mom and I went to NYC for the %u2018Annie%u2019 tour auditions at my vocal coach%u2019s insistence, I made it to the final 35 out of hundreds of girls.%u00a0%u00a0I knew I was competitive then after Martin Charnin told after making it as a finalist %u201cyou%u2019ve got IT girl and you need to keep training to be ready when it%u2019s your time.%u201d I took his advice and have been training consistently with top vocal and acting coaches for ten years on both coasts. I%u2019m a classically trained vocalist with close to a 5 octave range and work training with my contemporary styling coach working in all genres to be ready for whatever my next audition needs.How did it feel the first time you got to watch yourself on TV or in a film?Weird and uncomfortable and fulfilling all at once.%u00a0%u00a0Do you generally like to watch your performances or do you try and avoid them? I try to avoid seeing myself on screen these days unless I need to for work. I%u2019ve heard Johnny Depp doesn%u2019t watch his movies and I totally get that. I personally enjoy the creative process and the art of my craft which is critical I%u2019m in the moment. Watching my work is something I tend to be more critical of than enjoy. What are your future plans or personal projects on the way?I plan to go to college focusing on film studies after taking a gap year living in LA honing my craft. There are some of the best acting coaches and studios in the world here and I plan to embraces the opportunity too. Melissa McCarthy and Cheryl Hines both highly recommended a specific place for me to train for improv and sketch comedy so I%u2019m starting that next week. Super excited! I have two films due out this year, The Tale with Laura Dern and Spider-Man: Homecoming and another film I can%u2019t disclose yet.%u00a0%u00a0Also, I%u2019m so excited to be doing a recurring guest star role on CMT%u2019s %u201cNashville%u201d. I%u2019m an entertainer and storyteller through the arts and my plan B is to learn to direct, write and produce. Is there a specific role or type of character that you have been craving to portray?I love watching horror films so much!%u00a0%u00a0I like to play different types of characters to challenge me and also I learn so much prepping for a new role. Personally, I strongly endorse real and believable acting, not slapstick or over the top. I love playing complex or screwed up characters and tapping into the psyche of the character to help facilitate the storytelling. The genre isn%u2019t as important but a good %u201claugh, cry%u201d is always good with me. I would LOVE to do a role combining acting and singing for TV, film and hopefully Broadway one day. I really love doing comedic roles too and I think after doing a dark drama a comedic role would be an awesome follow-up.