I was so happy that it filmed in New York not only because it`s an amazing city, but also because a lot of people across the world somehow started to think about New York as a dangerous place to be and envisioned it as some war zone after that happened.

I went to national piano competitions and did that whole circuit. Then I played professionally to support myself when I moved out to LA.

I wanted to do a movie about being really good at something, yet being socially awkward and not as advanced in your personal life as you are in your creative life.

I compose my own stuff. I`ve been writing songs with words. I`ve been playing more on the keyboard because I can transpose it to sheet music on the computer.

I`d never been to a prom, I had never had the whole high school experience. I think I was kind of an anomaly. I don`t think they knew where to put me.

In my fantasy I was always the savior. I would come to Peanuts land and save everybody. Charlie Brown would fall madly in love with me. Peppermint Patty was so jealous.

On-screen relationships are the best because you don`t have to worry about saying the wrong things. And if the guy`s got a girlfriend, or I`m not attracted to him, it`s even better. It`s just my character kissing his character.

All of those art-based fields are similar in that they`re all hard to make a living in and they all require an intense amount of training and discipline.

When I was a kid, my dream was to be a farmer and marry Charlie Brown. I wanted to rescue him and make him happy. Besides, he was always lusting after the little redhead girl.

It occured to me the other day that I`ve made out with more people on camera than I have in real life!

In my fantasy I was always the savior. I would come to `Peanuts` land and save everybody. Charlie Brown would fall madly in love with me. Peppermint Patty was so jealous.

You have to really concentrate on piano or acting. You can`t do both.

Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone.

My goal is to just keep playing roles that are different from the roles I`ve played before.

John Waters has certainly gotten to a place in his life where he doesn`t do anything he doesn`t want to do. He`s always been that way, but at this point, he`s greatly respected for it.

Redheads get so stereotyped. You`re either exotic and wild or totally Victorian.

Pianos tend to get better as they age, the more you play them. They grow into their sound.

I like to play any character that allows me the freedom to explore it and teach the audience something they didn`t know, and show them a journey they identify with...or be inspired, or moved. Anything that touches someone`s heart is important for me.