Quotes from Bria Vinaite

I feel like it's easy to get lost in your own world and get distracted, and sometimes seeing things from different perspectives helps you appreciate your life a little bit more.

I put my phone on 'do not disturb' a lot.

I've been really picky about the sort of characters that I want to represent.

I get a lot of really nice messages from girls who are like, 'You make me wanna be myself because people accept it.'

I would love to work with Pendleton Ward who created 'Adventure Time,' and I'm dying to work with Ryan Murphy. I'm obsessed with 'American Horror Story' and everything he does.

I have a plant called Roger Franklin and he is really special. I'm not trying to sound weird, but he has a lot of personality and I talk to him every day. It's the first plant I've kept alive for longer than a week and I'm very proud of that. I try every day to make sure that he's happy.

I love lace because it can be really feminine, sexy, or dark. There are so many ways to wear it, no matter what your style.

I would never post something making fun of depression or mental health, or picking at people.

OK, so, my favourite actress in the world is Sarah Paulson. I think she is so talented and I admire her so much, I have always said from the beginning she is someone who just really has perfected the craft. She could play anybody and be believable.

I think any time I'm nervous I just pretend that I'm not, and that's how I deal with it.

My earliest memory of freedom was when I was about 14 and I stopped caring what people thought about me! I was so free and in charge! That whole year I was exploring myself, and I was so 'free' that I got sent away to boarding school.

It's really nice to have hobbies that don't involve any sort of technology.

I feel like my story just proves how important not only social media is, but how important it is to be your authentic self. Because when you're really truly your authentic self, the right people will find you. And when they find you, it will be for exactly who you are.

Every single insane psychotic thing that I've ever believed that seems unfeasible to other people, I've made it happen.

People should have affordable places to live. That's a fundamental right.

I can't help but be thankful, and really appreciate everything I have been through, good and bad, because it got me here!

I mean, I did a play when I was in eighth grade, but who hasn't?

I have direction, but I was very particular about the things that I wanted to do, and I refused to get just like, a regular job.

I'm really hoping to find something that I feel as connected with as I did with 'The Florida Project.' I want to feel that passionate about things that I work on. I don't want to just act to act.

I'm not religious, but I feel like there has to be a higher power up there.

That's what this country is. It's made up of immigrants.

I pay my rent and my bills and I buy food and toys for my dog and that's it.

Yellow is my favorite summer color - it makes me feel like a sunflower.

I never counted how many tattoos I have, but I started getting them at a really young age, so most of my big ones are cover-ups.