When you walk onto any set, it's usually primarily men. Which can be weird, especially when you're doing something emotionally challenging.

She raised me to not think of men and women as different. She raised me without gender. It's kind of the reason she named me Billie. It's not about being a strong woman - it's about being a strong person.

I went to NYU, and my parents had a rule that I needed to major in something other than acting if I wanted to pursue acting after college.

My whole life, they said, 'Do not act. You need to get a college degree'.

I went to performing arts camp, secretly taking classes - I got the lead in the musical, and my dad was like, 'Wait, I thought you were going here for music and knitting'.

My mom made me watch 'Star Wars' for the first time when I was about 7 years old. When I was younger, I hated action movies and pretty much anything loud. So when she put it on, I covered my ears and ran out of the room.