I was always a singer and a dancer, and I always wanted to be an actress. For me, it's all just one thing.

I wasn't the most popular girl in class, I had my friends, but I was comfortable with myself. There's always those most popular girls and I wasn't one of those.

I grew up in the Bronx where you would stay up late with your girlfriends, just being silly in our bedrooms, whatever. And I was always the clown.

You've got to love yourself first. You've got to be okay on your own before you can be okay with somebody else.

A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life; but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key.

Mommy. It's just the one thing you don't want to mess up.

If you kiss on the first date and it's not right, then there will be no second date. Sometimes it's better to hold out and not kiss for a long time. I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for everything else.