Brie Larson

I'm not sure what it means fully to be a parent. ”

We've all recognized the moment when the world has handed us a situation that is bigger than our youth can handle, and we have to grow up in a second. And when you do get to the other side, all it does is take us to this new level of existence that is more beautiful and more complex and, in some ways, more painful. ”

Sometimes you never fully understand why you are attracted to a project until you get deeper into it. ”

I have a lot of different influences. Everything from Maroon 5, Gwen Stefani, The Clash, Kanye West - just a lot of different artists. ”

Toni Collette has been a huge influence. She was my absolute number one idol, and then I got 'United States of Tara.' I was pinching myself. I couldn't believe the first day I was on set, and I got pages of dialogue of real stuff to do with her. ”

If I had my way, I would never do a leading role. ”

To find the courage to do what I want to do for myself has been hard. ”

The same myths are told in every culture, and they might swap out details, but it's still the same story. It's the same story, but with a different face. ”

I'm really interested in mythology and folklore. I'm interested in moralities, why we're here, faith... all of these bigger questions that I think we can place in films that allow us to question and give us a safe place to feel. Those types of questions can pop up in all sorts of different types of films - drama, comedy, action movie. ”

I would never say no to comedy. ”