When you're a kid, you have these big ideas and these big dreams to make a change, or maybe you feel like you can't make a difference.

If you act weird, people are going to treat you weird, but if you're just yourself, people respond to that.

I love the ocean and have a passion for surfing, even though I'm not very good at it. I like getting out there and paddling around.

Surfing is so much work. It's one of those things that I just love, but it's so hard.

Everyone always says that guys are intimidated by me, but I seriously doubt it. I mean, I'm five-foot-nothing!

Boys and girls can be friends. It's not weird. They're a person and they can be your best friend in the whole world.

I think girls are especially worried about being judged, and when you're in high school, everything seems like a bigger deal than it is. As soon as you're out, it feels like forever ago-zip-a-dee-doo-dah! So do what you want, and if people are going to judge you for it, who cares? You might not fit in, but that's okay.