At 11 years old I made a very definitive decision. And my decision was that I wanted to be happy.

Paparazzi will try to get the most controversial picture of you in a compromising position because that's how they're going to sell it.

I wrote the book because I wanted to be able to share some things that I had learned and as pompous as that may sound, as you get to a certain point in life, you figure so what am I doing?

I believe you have to start with a craft; you don't just start with a dream. You've got to put a lot of work in. If you want to pursue acting, then you go to acting class. If you want to be a dancer, then you learn to dance, which is what I did.

The beauty of getting older is the surprise of what else you can do to make the world a better place with the wisdom that you've accrued over those years.

You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it.

My mother loved the Bible.