We just wanted to do our own thing. We knew it was going to be close. When we were on the medal stand, we were congratulating each other.

I'm just excited to make it to states this year.

I just wanted to do my overall best; I wasn't worried about anyone else. Finishing in first place is an added bonus.

I definitely don't generalize and put everybody in the same cup of water.

It's all a learning process for me, ... This is only the second film that I've starred in and I'm learning every time how to talk to people, how to get my point across without being too strong, but making sense - all of the things that you learn as an actor coming up in the business. There's different ways to approach different people. I think as a lead in the film you have to be smart in the way you do that.

I don't feel particularly overpaid.