My parents were really encouraging of me doing theater, but the one thing they did do was say, 'You're not allowed to do film or television in high school.'
I'm the most scaredy-cat, goody-goody. Not much of a partier.
My real name is Elizabeth, but I had a nanny growing up who called me 'Elizabeanie.' So from 4 months old, my brothers were, like, 'Let's call her Beanie.' To show people the validity of it, I always say that if I met the president, I would say, 'Hi, my name is Beanie.'
I despised trying to lose weight, and I resented everyone that made me feel like I had to.
It took time, and it happened gradually, but by the time I started college, I felt truly comfortable with my body.
I have always been short, and most people want to be taller. That's sort of a thing, but I love being short.
I feel really lucky in that all of the projects I worked on I've been comfortable saying, 'I don't want to wear this.' No one has forced me into being anything I don't want to be. On 'Neighbors,' being chubbier than the other two actresses, I was like, 'Am I gonna get the chubby girl wardrobe?' But I ended up liking my wardrobe the best.
Everyone always said, 'When you're 10, you'll want to be Elizabeth, or when you're in college.' And every time, I was was just like, 'No, I'm Beanie. That's who I am.' So I love my name because I think it really suits me.
If I were to talk to my younger self, I would say, 'Girl, you're gonna be on Broadway one day.' I sometimes think about my younger self knowing that and how ridiculously she's sobbing somewhere, so I would love to tell her that it's all going to happen.
You never know where someone else is coming from. Even within best friendships or within mother- daughter relationships, you never fully know what's behind someone's eyes.
I only ever want to be a part of something that feels good to me, because I'm such a feminist and a believer in the power of women and the stories we have to tell.
I love to be the best friend. It's like my dream in life to be everybody's best friend.
You can be really romantic and put a lot of effort into friendship.
It's very special to be in something that you genuinely think would be your favorite thing if you weren't in it.
A person's body changing is simply not clearance for you to talk about it.
As far as theater goes, Sarah DeLappe's 'The Wolves' is one of my favorite things I've ever seen.
My 3rd birthday party was 'Funny Girl' themed.
I've always been totally obsessed with theater - especially musicals.
I saw 'Brooklyn' so many times.
'Elizabeth' doesn't feel related to me at all.
