Worry is the product of a future that we cannot guarantee and guilt is the product of a past we cannot change.

I had never been to Hawaii, and now I say that my body is from L.A. but my heart is from Hawaii, because I'm in love with it and it's home on every level, from a spiritual, soulful place.

There aren't a lot of films about adolescents or quote-unquote coming-of-age films that are realistic nowadays.

A great actor is simply just seeing him or herself, and reacting to what exists around them.

It doesn't matter how much more you have in your bank; if 50,000 people show up to your opponents' rallies and you only have a few hundred people, it says a lot about what the people of America are ready to do.

Twilight, I'm sorry, is about a very unhealthy, toxic relationship. She falls in love with this guy and the second he leaves her, her life is over and she's going to kill herself! What message are we sending to young people? That is not going to help this world evolve.

My only real insecurities in high school were having such long legs and thick hair — things I’m so very grateful for now.