I was on a sitcom called 'Gary Unmarried' for 37 episodes, and then I was in 'Bad Teacher' with Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake.

Kathryn Newton

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I've never really been a rebellious teen.

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I loved 'Paranormal Activity.' It was one of my favorites before. It was a tradition; my friends and I went every year.

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'Supernatural' fans are amazing. The people I've met from being on that show - I think those interactions have changed my life.

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When I got the audition for 'Big Little Lies,' I knew this project was going to be different than anything I'd ever done. That didn't change the way I approached the role.

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My generation is so motivated to tell their own stories because we have so many that need to be heard.

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I just love to watch people get scared. It's like, 'Yes, I accomplished my goal!'

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I've gone to real school my whole life.

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I wanted to be a Broadway star.

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I've never looked at acting like a job. It's never been like that.

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I don't know whether to call myself a golfer who acts or an actor who plays golf.

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Golf is such a big commitment, and so is acting. Sometimes you have to give up something to do something else, although, when I'm working on location, I always take my clubs.

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I'd say 230 yards off the tee is my average. Short game is a strength. I don't three-putt often. Actually, I'd say my mental game is probably the best. I'm very good at staying positive and focused on my game.

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The thing I love about golf is that it's all on me. I can't blame another player, the wind, or even blame a bad round on one chunked shot. It's not subjective at all. Meanwhile, acting is very subjective. I can be the best actor and not get the job.

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I'm a huge fan of Greta Gerwig, and working with her was also a dream come true. She was one of those directors who, when people asked me, 'Who do you wanna work with one day?' I'd say Greta Gerwig. I've always been a fan of mumblecore and her films, and so to work with her was just so much fun.

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I find that I relate to most of the characters that I play on a really personal level, just because we're the same age, we're girls, and we're growing. I can find myself in those roles, so it makes it easy to connect to. But all of them are their own person - they're all hard to understand and hard to figure out, just like I am.

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I play golf with my dad all the time.

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I've been really lucky that I've kind of gotten to flow from project to project, because I find it's very important that when you're on a project, you are so invested in it.

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You have so much freedom as an actor in your character's choices, and I really learned to take advantage of that.

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Reese Witherspoon made me better. Just working with her, being with her, I learned so much. I want to be like her.

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If you have something to say, a movie is a really great medium to say it. It doesn't matter what the message is.

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