One Tree Hill was my very first television audition; it was a fairytale. I feel really lucky to have that level of success right out of the gate.

I grew up in the United Methodist Church, and church was always a very big part of my growing up.

I do hope that for the young women watching the show they know it is heightened reality and just grown ups playing teenagers. That's not how it is supposed to go. Just keep it to yourself.

I like to write paper mail - nobody does that anymore - with my pen pals.

I used to have to think about awful things to get myself emotionally connected to something.

Isn't Googling someone the first thing everyone does?! They meet someone new and Google them!

In the world of Facebook and Twitter, you can treasure hunt for tidbits about somebody that you find interesting and pretty much find out everything you need to know - which is why I stay away from social media - I'm terrified of it.