I think if you show up and you work hard and you're straightforward, you can always create your own opportunities. I hope I'm right.

Evolved? As a dancer? Me? I don’t fall down as much, unless it’s part of the scripted dance. I don’t step on other people’s toes anymore. I think if I started the show a one out of ten dancer, now I am a two and a half.

At some point, you realize your parents are human. They make the best decisions they can with the options available to them.

I'm a big fan of 'Glee.' I think it's really smart. And I think it's well-timed. But you can't not be surprised at the reception this show's received. It's really something else.

I keep a pretty low profile. I live in Culver City with some roommates. I don't do the whole 'Hollywood' thing.

But for those people who might give up: Get real about what you want and go after it.

I've got the rest of my life to be a grown-up. And for now, it's OK to be young.