Jenna Ortega's performance was amazing. I didn't know Ortega had been acting since she was little and had seen her perform a dozen times. Wednesday Addams is a very specific character. However, Ortega has a shapeshifter quality that will help her to be a successful actress. Jenna is currently promoting Scream VI, her second appearance in the franchise. Elle is her cover story and it is a very "star is born” introductory piece, given Wednesday's overwhelming success. Here are some highlights:

Her preferred language is music. I listen to everything. Although I know that everyone says it, sometimes I will listen to things that I don’t think are good. It's because I need to understand.

She is always working: "From Action' to ‘Cut' is why I love my job," she said. She says that she feels like she has the f-k out between these two directions.

The 'Scream franchise: "I have such respect for the franchise that it was hard for me to make it wrong." "I wanted it to be done right, but I also didn’t want to be ripping anyone off." Neve Campbell will not reprise her role of Sidney Prescott in this movie. According to Variety, Campbell left because she felt she was undervalued for her role as the star of the 25 year-old franchise. Ortega said Campbell's departure was "really unfortunate", "especially since Neve is the coolest sweetest and most talented woman." Without her, the franchise wouldn't exist."

Ortega is naturally introverted. "If I really want to make movies and play characters, or write and direct film scores, then I can do it all in my own backyard. It doesn't necessarily have to be on such a large scale. It can sometimes feel almost worthless because of all the side work that goes with my job. I don't want my life to be a billboard. It can make you feel more in control of your own life. It's something I have seen or heard of many people succumb to. I don't want any affiliation to anyone or anything.

Denzel and Dakota Fanning's film "Man on Fire" changed her life. She said, "I was happy sitting down and dissecting that movie over-and-over again. It was hard to believe that someone so young could do such a thing as this. It made me feel good. That's what I became passionate about."

Her mother would drive her to auditions in northern California. "To do that four-to five days per week while still raising your other children was absurd." It was both exciting and daunting to build her career. It was the guilt of "Okay, well if it doesn't work out, then I'm screwed." Because it was a lot of time and money that we didn't have, I put my whole family through this."

Is she really a Wednesday/dark horror person? "I feel conflicted about what I am interested in or passionate about because there is a part of me that feels like the girl from the Coachella Valley.

She isn't a fan of rom-coms. It's a secret pride thing, I believe. This is the problem with many female characters. A lot of them are man-oriented or express or emotive things based on a guy’s story and position.

She isn't dating: "Maybe my obsession with my work makes me too stressed, but the idea that relationships stress me out." It's also difficult to be vulnerable with someone, to get to know them well and have someone see you as you are... My brain doesn't need to think about it right now.

[From Elle]

If you don't know what I mean, she comes across charismatically neurotic. You see, she isn't afflicted by deep neurosis. She's just a young woman from a working class background who struggles with the trappings and demands of the industry. It's almost as if she doesn't want to "f-k it up", but she will.

Elle.