If you can't change your surroundings, change your hair color.

I am an eternal optimist. Being happy is a choice. And you can make that choice every day, if you want to.

I come from a military family.

Sticking to your values, listening to your instincts, making your own choices is so important.

Individuality is vitally important. When people start to lose their individuality is when I believe they start to lose themselves. I think children are born with this message, and it shouldn't be taken away from them. I hope they walk away with it after seeing the film, and adults too. And I notice it also with myself, because the older I get, the more I embrace my own idiosyncrasies.

I have never tried [cocaine] in my entire life. I've never even seen it. ... I am also way too high-strung. I can't even take a Sudafed. Can you imagine? My God. I think my heart would explode.

Cherish the good, learn from the bad