The actress revealed on Monday's Live! With Kelly & Michael that those behind the project thought she was "too old" at 22 to play the 16 year-old heroine in the film.

She revealed she wrote a letter to producers that if she “was lucky to be entrusted with the role” that the knew she had a “great responsibility.”

The letter took her over five hours to write but in the long run her philosophy about playing tragic heroine Hazel revealed that you “don’t need to lead a long life to lead a meaningful life.”

Needless to say, she got the role and nailed the part!

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The DeKalb school district is suing to recover money spent on cellphone lockers, plus money spent on implementing social media guidelines and hosting associated events, lost teaching time and to hire extra school counselors. (The New York Times file)

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