I'm young, and I have my life together. I have a house and a full-time job, and I'm very independent.

I was never really obsessed with the whole guy thing to begin with.

Mostly, nothing's really changed. I'm still the dorky nerd that I always was.

Still, it's tough trying to combine my acting career with my college career.

I think the hardest part about being a teenager is dealing with other teenagers - the criticism and the ridicule, the gossip and rumors.

I was strong enough not to let them get the best of me, but I'm definitely one who has taken what people say to heart and let it eat away at me.