I've been through a lot of struggles, even though I'm young.

I'm not the Hollywood type. I'm not going to pack up my bags and let me move to Hollywood and stuff like that.

I wouldn't sacrifice my business for no acting career because my business is something, ultimately, that I know I'm going to pass down to my kids, and that's most important to me than anything else in the world. I can't pass an acting career down to my children.

I constantly worry about my family and my kids. 'Are they O.K., what are they doing right now?'

I can't pass on an acting career to my kids. But I'm going to try to juggle both.

You never know when you're going to get an opportunity.

Living on the Gulf Coast, we often have to go through dangerous situations, whether you're a child, an adult or a senior citizen.