When you're young everything feels like the end of the world, but its not; its just the beginning.

I don't think there are any rules in real face-to-face relationships or interactions. I think authenticity and being yourself is always, without a doubt, the best plan of action. Things happen differently when you're actually here, so you can't put out a general guideline that's gonna show up in text and be interpreted. There are no rules. Just be yourself.

I've been doing musical theater since I was a kid. And look for a CD from me in the future. I want to write all the songs!

My advice to teens is to try and do something that scares you every day because it's the only way you can test how far you can really go.

I don’t like to live in fear about things like rumors and backlash to begin with - that’s the way I was raised - but I just can’t see what’s so wrong about being gay.

I think the most important thing for me in a relationship is honesty.

In sixth grade, my basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime, with three seconds left, I rebounded the ball and passed it - to the wrong team! They scored at the buzzer and we lost the game. To this day, I still have nightmares!