I was from a small town, and nobody really expects you to leave, especially before you graduate. That doesn't happen.

My parents have always been very respectful of me so I’ve always been really respectful of them. My worst fear is to let them down so that’s why I don’t misbehave.

You have to believe in love stories and prince charming and that eventually you'll find your own happily ever after.

Even if something really hurt you, if it made you feel something it was worth it.

There are so many emotions that you're feeling, you can get stifled by them if you're feeling them all at once. What I try to do is take one moment - one simple, simple feeling - and expand it into three-and-a-half minutes.

I don't think it's the most important thing in life to fit it. I think it's the most important thing in life to dance to the beat of your own drum and to look like you're having more fun than the people who look cool like they fit in.

I suffer from girlnextdooritis where the guy is friends with you and that's it.