Growing up in America, I never really appreciated my culture. I knew what being Hispanic was, but I thought that since I didn't look Hispanic, I was white.

Stay strong, be brave, love hard and true, and you will have nothing to lose.

I can't set my hopes too high, 'Cause every hello ends with a goodbye.

Make a wish with all your heart and chase every dream you have. Only you can reach your goals. No one else can achieve them for you

I was judgmental of artists who were exploring their sexuality, and I thought, Why are they doing that? They don't have to. They've got a good voice.

Just because you're on the Disney Channel and you always have a smile on your face, they think you're perfect, and it's obvious that nobody's life really is.

When I was four years old, I remember looking in the mirror and running my fingers over my stomach and thinking I was fat.