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.

You can't force music; It just has to come to you.

I can look back at things I've done and said and worn and be completely humiliated by them, but I can never say it wasn't me. I feel really honored to say that.

I'm different, and I'm not afraid to be different.

I hope more women see, at least eventually, that a healthy relationship isn't anything that breaks you down.

I'm always doing something new. I took a fencing class - that was awesome. And I do a lot of my own athletic work or stunts.

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.