It's fun to play dress up for work, but when you have those off-days, it's nice to just be low-key.
Maia Mitchell
Everyone should be themselves, and everybody makes mistakes, and young people who have a platform like I have, I know people who have a much bigger platform who are much more influential, who have made mistakes and learnt from them and had to do that on a public stage.
I play guitar, so that's kind of my outlet, but its just something I want to keep for myself.
If I'm in work mode and going to meetings, I'll make an effort and dress up, but when I'm at home or just chilling, I'm in beanies and jeans and sneakers.
I'm trying hard to keep my Australian accent. My mom would disown me if I didn't.
I want to do theater, TV, movies.
I play guitar and write music, and that's definitely a huge part of my life, but it's my personal thing that I have for me.
If I were to explore music, I'd want to just focus on that and make that my priority.
I don't want to be that girl hobbling around in heels, falling in snow.
I didn't really like anyone in my high school - not like that, anyway. I had a lot of guy friends but no one that I had feelings for.
I think that if you like someone, it is important to just make it known.
I get on social media sometimes. I think it's good to find a balance and to be able to put your phone down.
That's how I am - I don't like games, and I don't beat around the bush.
I'd love to start doing some films and really kind of pursue acting as much as possible. That's really where my main focus is.
I'm not ruling out music forever. I'd love to do that, but if I ever did, I don't think it would be with a record label or anything like that. It might even look like me finding a band and kind of playing in bars.
I'd love to be on an Australian show and in Australian cinemas - they've really picked up their game.
I have a family member who was in the foster system briefly, and so I've kind of grown up knowing about it myself.
I've never been to acting classes or anything like that. Everything I do is quite instinctual.
I personally want to come across as authentic and real. I don't judge anyone.
I have been very careful about what kind of products and companies I endorse just because I don't want to be promoting anything that I don't have any kind of connection to.
I never thought I would be recording on any professional level, so to be doing a rockabilly, Motown, pop soundtrack in a L.A. studio was completely bizarre and amazing.
My mum always encouraged me that less is more, make-up wise. I think that's why I feel more confident when I have a fresh and natural face.
I have a very clear idea of what kind of career I want and the choices I need to make to get there.
There's been certain opportunities that have arisen that would have been financially quite advantageous but, creatively, would have steered me away from my career plan.
My mum always reminds me to trust my instincts. If a project doesn't feel right and doesn't excite me, it's likely it won't help me to get to where I want to be.
'The Fosters' is such a fun show to shoot, and I always look forward to getting the new script because we keep pushing the boundaries.
That's what's cool about working for Disney: everyone gets along. It's like a family.
I love '60s styles.
