"And if you really like work like I do, and then you just don't work for three weeks, it's really frustrating and you can't do anything about it. You have to be confident in your position and know that you're not going to get fired."
Now 16, Rambin is still in high school and taking all of her classes online in the midst of her busy work schedule.
"I went to a normal school for a while and I really didn't enjoy it at all," says the junior, who plans to attend college in California so that she can continue acting. "I just never really felt like I fit in there. Everyone was so young and I never really felt like I could communicate with them very well.
"I kind of grew up really fast and most of my friends are 20-plus years old and the things that I do really aren't what normal kids do. It's kind of been like a good and a bad thing. I think sometimes I wish I could just be random and just go do something silly, but at the same time I get to go to Marc Jacobs front row. It's a trade-off, but a good one."
Earlier this year, Rambin expanded her career by taking on the role of Caroline Paxton on NBC's "The Book of Daniel." It was an experience that she thoroughly enjoyed.
"That was really cool," says Rambin, who splits her time between Connecticut and New York, where the soap is filmed. "I loved working a different schedule, a different place, a different environment, different people. It was really high-profile people like Aidan Quinn and Ellen Burstyn. It was just good to have my name attached to that kind of project."
In addition to her acting, the 5'7" Rambin also works as a model for the Ford Agency, mostly specializing in commercial print. As for the future, she says that her main focus is to continue furthering her career and make it to the big screen one day soon.
"I'd like to be in movies and be a respected actress like Scarlett Johansson," she says. "I'd like to take on more serious roles. I just think those are more interesting and they affect people more."
One thing that Rambin certainly won't do is forget how blessed she is to have arrived so quickly.
"I'm still pretty level-headed about it," Rambin says of her success. "You have to realize what's real and what's going to be there for you at the end of the day.
"I still find myself surprised that I get all these opportunities, and that people pay attention to me and take my picture. I still kind of find funniness in everything."
For more on Leven Rambin, be sure to check out her official Web site — www.levenrambin.com
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