What happens when you're a child professional is that you have to be, well, professional. You're taught not to have tantrums, to always people-please.

Working out is really the top thing in my life that I do for my own self-esteem and self-worth.

I've gone through a lot of the same things like Britney Spears. I just don't have a mug shot.

I'm not going to lie: There are times I play mind tricks on myself, like that the french fries are poison. With desserts, I'll let myself have just one bite, but I'll look like a freak when I'm eating it, like when I did Duncan Hines commercials as a kid, just savoring every morsel.

I'm very ambitious, but I also love myself - which means I try to take care of myself.

The therapy has been on and off, but I'll always go. I notice when I don't go, I start creating bad habits for myself. It's up to me to put in the effort. And I definitely watch The Secret a lot. That's part of my therapy: positive thinking. Really seeing yourself having everything you want, and feeling the emotion of having that. I did that about a Grammy. When The Secret came out, I was saying, "I'm going to win a Grammy." And I went there with my hypnosis and believing, really feeling what it would be like to have one.

I'm very lucky about my family, because they're just a really solid family. I owe everything to them.