I had a really tough time in high school.

I recall very early Mel Gibson films where he's kind of cheeky. I wanted to embody those qualities, definitely.

I always just like to improvise, and that goes for my audition tapes as well.

I was bullied in high school, and it's interesting coming from the other side of the camera lens, finding out that all of these people that I thought were my antagonists in my life were probably just as insecure as I was at that age.

I think that your relationship is always changing with your siblings.

It's one huge arc right until you're in your early 20s. You're always changing and always learning, but it's very much that chapter in your life: fall crazy in love, become extremely angry at little things. It's a tumultuous time.

It'd been about four months since shooting 'Power Rangers,' and 'Stranger Things' was the first thing I saw that made me think, 'I need this.' I had one day to get my act together, so I made a short film rather than a self-tape. It had an opening score, opening titles, and I may or may not have put on a g-string and danced to 'Hungry Like a Wolf.'

It's been an amazing journey. I've been pursuing a career in this industry for a long time, so when I was finally given an opportunity, I didn't take it for granted.

You can't always be by the book every single day of your life.

For me, there is always a certain level of recklessness that, I think, gives you a certain foundation, that makes you more interesting as a person.