The biggest ingredient in a best friend is someone whose actions you respect and who you can truly be yourself around.

I encourage all of you to seek out teachers and mentors that challenge you to think for yourself and guide you to find your own voice.

Some kids my age experiment with drugs, I experiment with music.

Picking a best friend who stands up for what she believes in, is true to herself and allows you to be yourself without judgement of how 'cool' you are? Well, now you're picking a friend for life.

I want to speak up and tell you that mascara and clothes don't make you cool, neither do name-brand handbags, but being a leader can.

Taking away from someone else will never make you any better.

When I was 12, I first made the decision to go vegetarian after a co-star's line 'I don't eat anything with a face' suddenly shocked me into reality.