One truth I know for sure is that I am so blessed in my life.

My biggest life lesson is that money cannot buy happiness.

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.

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

A general message to "everyone" on the planet would go something along the lines of, "Make Love, Not War."

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.

Nobody can ever be fully prepared to deal with a new, painful situation. Sometimes I react with patience and sometimes I react by doing something impulsive. But I always learn from such experiences.