I stay active and choose to associate myself with like-minded people.

It's important to have a fallback and other activities that keep you interested. I started acting when I was about nine or 10 years old. My father was a midtown firefighter so I always wanted to be a firefighter, but then acting came along. I have to have a plan B.

It is important to always love what you do and do what you love. This is my mentality towards my career and my personal life.

I try to keep myself grounded and to stay true to who I am through every experience, positive or negative.

Listening to my fans and seeing love and support through social media from them is what I live for.

If you are born into a family with little money but a lot of love, you will find yourself more content than one who is born with a silver spoon and an empty home.

It is important for me to truly understand the people I am portraying and their struggles, in order to give an honest performance.