Only when you find the courage to say something to someone that might influence a change in your behavior, does that behavior change.

I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes.

I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.

You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow.

You never write a speech in advance because if you don't get to use it, you'll be heartbroken.

I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor.' And she said, 'Maybe not that.'

I gotta go home and feed my eels. They're not electric, but I have a plan.