AnnaSophia Quotes

On Seeing Herself in "The Reaping"- My heart started pounding, I plugged my ears, and my eyes bulged out when I watched myself on screen. But the film has so many layers that I'll have to see it again to really understand everything.

On Filming with Locusts- They would throw them on me, and I couldn't flinch. That's how I got used to them. I was terrified of them at the beginning, but they became my friends.

On Filming with Tarantulas- This big hairy tarantula crawls over my arm. I'm going, 'OK, OK, OK,' and they told me, 'If it goes up on its back legs, then move your hand.' It didn't do that, thank goodness, or I would have been out of there!

On Working with Hilary Swank- Being able to do this film with Hilary Swank was, that's a really big reason why I did it. And I just really enjoyed working with her and she gave me some good acting tips. Just acting, being able to do some intense scenes around her, was just really a great opportunity for me. I loved being able to work with her.

On Filming Winn Dixie- Well, Wayne Wang, the director, really helped me become a more mature actress. When I first started filming, I was really over the top. He just helped bring me down, and make me real. That was really wonderful, a really wonderful exprience. Also, what I learned about filming is, it takes forever. I mean, there are so many different angles and shots. I mean, it just takes forever.

On Filming in a small town- Well, I'm kind of an urban girl. I like big cities. I like New York. I like London. I like L.A. I like people. I get lonely really, really easily. But, I think it was good. It was very different, and I think that's good.