I was raised to volunteer: nursing homes, clinics, church nurseries, school, everywhere that could use help. It's such an intrinsic part of me, to use my life to help improve the quality of others.

My brother plays guitar and base and writes. His name is Chase Ryan.

Nobody has your eyes. They can look at the exact same thing & could never see what you see.

I remember going to acting class, so certain that no one's ever going to know my name.

I believe that people start to get into trouble when they start to believe their own hype.

Before the whole Disney realm had undergone this huge revamping, as a kid, I always saw myself doing these dramatic indie parts. And then I fell in love with doing comedy and doing kid shows and really working for kids.

Hollywood is like high school, there are always going to be people who hate you and people who like you. When you're a teen, [that's tough] because you're hyper-aware of what other people are gonna say and think. But neither defines who you are as a person or how successful you are unless you let them.