One thing I really, truly believe in is having something greater than myself to be grateful to.

I loved to sing and I loved to act, and I didn’t want to continue opera because I wanted to act.

When I'm given an opportunity with music and goodness, then I want to do that [play that role]. I want to go all the way to the edge of that and make it as big as I can.

I love feeling like I have purpose and maybe that's the purpose I'm giving myself.

I think a lot of the way I live my life is not just for me, which has sometimes been a burden. A lot of the choices I make are in order to make them [my parents] proud.

I think in this business [acting] there's the option to do a lot of things and say, "I don't care. I'm just going to do what I want," but what I do affects a lot of people.

If you have kids, in my opinion, your priorities better shift to them.