My sister used to say I had a frail chest and she 'd beat me up all the time.

I tell people, 'It's just like a cliche, but it's true: In Hollywood, dreams can come true.'

My best advice about working in Hollywood is: Save your money!

You gotta remember I was homeless. Whenever I think I have something to complain about. I go outside, walk across the street and look at my home, and remind myself of the time I was living on the damn lakefront in a car full of garbage bags with clothes, and ask myself, "What do you possibly have to be upset about?" I have nothing to complain about.

Know what you want to do, because if you don't know what you want to do, you'll get stuck.

Don't depend on acting as your sole source of income. Work nights, so you can have your days off to attend auditions. Have something to fall back on. That's what my mother taught me, and it's critical in Hollywood.

People always have an opinion. Doesn't mean it's right, doesn't mean it's wrong, but we have to respect their opinion.