I'd rather walk than drive a car. In Vancouver, where I am from, you can get to just about anywhere you need to go on foot. Even if it's raining I'll go out for a stroll. I just love that.

I love having messy hair. I put in a lot of effort to have it look as messy as possible.

I get uncomfortable in large groups of people and loud music.

It's not that easy to find someone I can relate too. I'm tough to crack because I'm shy.

I never dreamed of being an actor, but I'm beginning to love it more and more because I like challenging myself. When I feel like I'm not learning or having fun anymore, then I'll stop.

I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits.

Life is about change, sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's both.

When you have worked this hard to get this far, don't let up because you finally got here. Finish with your heart and fulfill this moment the way you have dreamt of it for so long.

How we become moral and understand good and bad, and how we overcome our impulse towards violence, is all really important to me, as a person.

When I was in elementary school, I used to write letters to myself. I'd write letters and go 'Dear Kristen-at-16-years-old, happy birthday. I hope you're doing something.'

Just because I don't do bad things doesn't mean I don't have bad thoughts.

The seeker for perfection must discover in his own life the reflection of the inner light.

He who desires but acts not breeds pestilence.

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards of men.

I cannot express it: but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is, or should be, an existence of yours beyond you.

The problem is that this speeded-up life and stress in America causes us to cut off our feelings, so we are out of touch with our reality.

When preparing for a concert, I do lots of training. I work with a choreographer to create great moves and then I have to keep my voice strong with lessons.

Amid thy desert-walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaried cries.

The thing about family disasters is that you never have to wait long before the next one puts the previous one into perspective.

Many are the things that man seeing must understand. Not seeing, how shall he know what lies in the hand of time to come?

A lie has no legs, and cannot stand; but it has wings, and can fly far and wide.