I grew up in the South where there's discrimination, and when I witnessed the judgment around me, I always thought someone needs to stick up for not just the LGBT community but any outsider, anybody that wasn't the mold in Texas.

I want to show the world there is life, surprising, wonderful, and unexpected life, after diagnosis.

I prefer to cry alone, Pride? No. I just want to avoid trial of people who don't know the reason of my tears.

I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

After hundreds of auditions and nothing, you're sitting home and wondering, 'What am I doing?'

The more active I am, the better I feel and the longer I can stay onstage without losing my breath.

Change your thoughts, change your life. —LAO TZU When I was fighting depression, I remember hearing this expression and not understanding it at first. When I decided to implement it in my life, a whole new world opened up for me. Change the negative, self-loathing thoughts to positive, self-affirming ones. When you’re positive about yourself and everything around you, you begin to see the world in a different light. Your life today is what you make of it. Goal: Be mindful of the tone of your thoughts.