Ariel Winter

Growing up in the spotlight was quite possibly the worst for my self-esteem. I had a hard time finding confidence within myself. ”

Working with Sofia Vergara and growing up with her was great because she was, you know, a really amazing, curvy role model for me. She helped me learn to accept the way I looked and love it and dress for it and feel good about myself. ”

Female empowerment really is important to me. I'm a big nerd of the books from the 15th Century and 16th Century, when the men had all the power and the women had none of it. ”

I love learning. ”

I've seen young actresses have major falls from their career, and that's just not what I want. ”

People forget that everyone has feelings, regardless of their career choice. ”

I'm pretty open. I like doing different things. ”

If you're happy, if you're confident, that's all that matters. ”

I'm pretty smart with boys. I know how to handle them and I know what to do around them. ”

I love when I go on set every day, because the camera people teach me camera terms and grip terms - I learn all these new terms from different people on the set and leave feeling all cool about myself when I go out places. ”