SKYLER SAMUELS

I'm from Los Angeles, and growing up here, I've always been enamored by Hollywood and the industry. It's just something I grew up with, and I loved it.

ABC Family is where the good stuff is at. I'm so excited to be a part of this network because they've really done a great job introducing shows that are heartfelt, exciting, and everything you'd want.

I had a great time working on 'The Gates,' and that was my first real experience doing supernatural television, working with the special effects and everything that goes into making a supernatural show.

I want to be on the screen, I want to play dress up every day, I want be different people, I want to have fun, and I want to use my imagination.

A huge part of my life as an actor has revolved around fashion and beauty - just by default. It's such a big part of the business.

I took a semester off to film 'Scream Queens,' which was a great decision because it was an incredibly wild experience that did a lot for me as far as my career.

I think that the really cool thing about 'The Nine Lives of Chloe King' is that, while it has a lot of supernatural elements and Chloe is a superhero herself, it is not all about the supernatural.

'Freaky Friday' was my favorite movie in middle school.

I definitely identify as a nerd - love being in a classroom.

My sorority was filled with amazing, different, accomplished women across all fields. We had athletes, entrepreneurs. We had women who were killing it in the nonprofit world.

I've always said the thing that has helped me be the best actor I could be are my real life experiences, which have come in the form of my school experiences: meeting different people, learning different things, immersing myself in different topics and social situations, and sort of challenging myself to grow emotionally, intellectually.

I love that everyone on 'Scream Queens' has a moment where they are the hero, and they are the villain.

TV shows always pit girls against each other; there's always a nemesis.

I'm a little unusual in that I've always done a lot of things.

Playing someone supernatural is more realistic than I thought it would be.

As I've gotten older, projects are more interesting and dynamic. My thinking and acting has evolved over the years.

High school is all about hierarchies, labels, cliques - we are labeled and structured. Everyone goes through it, more or less.

All actors are self-critical.

I was blessed to grow up with parents who weren't enamored of show business.

Sometimes you can doubt your own abilities to do certain things. We get nervous, we get stuck, or we're not sure if we can live up to what we want to do.

My earliest celebrity crush was/is Nick Jonas.

There's no set like a Ryan Murphy set, mainly because it feels like he's built an entire world. He's so thoughtful and meticulous, and every detail is thought about and cared for.

Working with Jamie Lee Curtis has changed my life. I grew up adoring her.

I think I would love to do a role where I completely transform myself and look completely different, act completely different, and do some crazy, cool, action drama where I was undercover and saving the world.

'Scream Queens' was a big, sensational show. There's nothing subtle about a Ryan Murphy show, and I love that.