Maia Mitchell

I never thought I would be recording on any professional level, so to be doing a rockabilly, Motown, pop soundtrack in a L.A. studio was completely bizarre and amazing.

There's been certain opportunities that have arisen that would have been financially quite advantageous but, creatively, would have steered me away from my career plan.

I have a very clear idea of what kind of career I want and the choices I need to make to get there.

Everyone should be themselves, and everybody makes mistakes, and young people who have a platform like I have, I know people who have a much bigger platform who are much more influential, who have made mistakes and learnt from them and had to do that on a public stage.

The Fosters' is such a fun show to shoot, and I always look forward to getting the new script because we keep pushing the boundaries.

I think that if you like someone, it is important to just make it known.

I didn't really like anyone in my high school - not like that, anyway. I had a lot of guy friends but no one that I had feelings for.

I love '60s styles.

I'd love to be on an Australian show and in Australian cinemas - they've really picked up their game.

I'd love to start doing some films and really kind of pursue acting as much as possible. That's really where my main focus is.

I don't want to be that girl hobbling around in heels, falling in snow.

I'm not ruling out music forever. I'd love to do that, but if I ever did, I don't think it would be with a record label or anything like that. It might even look like me finding a band and kind of playing in bars.