Every other 16-year-old girl wanted to look at bridal magazines; I could not have been more bored with the notion.

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of being an elf.

I was a massive Tolkien fan. 'The Hobbit' was... my favorite book as a little girl, and the Silvan Elves were my favorite characters in the book.

I was a good student, I was good at soccer, I was vice president of the student council, I was a pretty girl.

I have battled clinical depression and have come out of the other side. I've been free of it for many years now. Finding the place in my own mind and heart to win that battle without using medication, finding the place within myself where I could be alive again, that was one of the biggest challenges I've faced.

I'm a bit delusional, but every time I do a job, I think I'm retired.