Zoey Deutch Reveals She Had a 'Terrible Time' in Middle School

Zoey Deutch looks stunning in her new cover shoot for Net-a-Porter’s digital title, Porter!

Here’s what the Before I Fall star had to say to the outlet:

On the important lessons her parents [Lea Thompson and Howard Deutch] instilled in her from a young age: “My parents valued a great sense of humor over a lot of other things that young girls are taught to value. The compliments were not ‘you’re pretty’, but ‘you made me laugh’. The positive reinforcement shaped me.”

On growing up on film sets: “You know, my first steps were taken on a movie set. My first word was ‘lipstick’, in my mom’s makeup trailer. It was a hundred percent my deepest desire [to perform].”

On her experience at school: “I had a terrible time in middle school. Just the worst. There were a lot of coughed insults when I walked down the halls, and there was some pushing and shoving, but mostly it was just people talking behind my back. Now I’m in a profession where everyone talks behind your back. But I rarely pay attention to it and I never do it to others. It’s none of my business what other people think about me, and I meditate on that mantra.”

On reading the script for The Politician for the first time: “It was the best pilot script I had ever read.”

To see the full interview with Zoey Deutch, read Porter at Net-a-Porter.com and/or download the Net-a-Porter app for iPhone, iPad and Android.

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