You have to work in this business on your own terms. Don't sell out for money, fame, or notoriety.

People are hungry for messages of hope and life. What are you broadcasting?

The highest grossing films have great, moral messages - not dirty, base themes, so we're trying to get producers to make more of the uplifting movies.

I was looked at as weird, odd, not fitting in with the Hollywood crowd.

You have to work in this business on your own terms. Don't sell out for money, fame, or notoriety.

I had no real education because I was in and out of schools so I decided that I would completely change my look, change my image, change my name and move to New York.

You put yourself on the line as a performer, and when people reject you, it's a personal rejection.