I was always a class clown, so I never had trouble fitting in; I just had trouble finding out where I really wanted to be.

It was never something I had in my mind to do – a show on Nickelodeon, let alone being consider a teen idol. It’s odd. I remember my mom picking up a magazine with me on the cover and saying, ‘You don’t know how weird this is for me.’ I told her, ‘You don’t know how weird it is for me!’

I think a little bit of competition is always good.

Do something that surprises yourself cause if you don't surprise yourself, you're not going to surprise anybody else.

I don't really get nervous, ever. I just have a good time.

You can wait your whole life for the right moment and it might never come, so I'm a big believer in making now the right moment.

No matter what it is that you want to do, you should dream as big as you can and go for it. Don't let anyone tell you that it can't be done because that's the worst advice. Do whatever you want to do and hard work will make it pay off.