I can pretty much call anyone, whether at the White House, in a company or in the media. I have access, because of the silliness of the entertainment world and how people react to it. It gave me an enormous opportunity to do anything I really want to.

We started a movement... to build character, citizenship and confidence in young people.

If you can get a teen leader in each sector of a student population, you can pull people in. Everybody wants to get involved, but most are too afraid. When they see a person they think is cool leading it, they're first to join.

The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields. they laughed all the time.

When we're young we have a very clear vision of how life is supposed to be, and it all seems very neatly packaged.

Try to have as diverse group of friends as possible and don't get into the the clique scenario.

People who dream of something bigger and better are good role models.