I grew up on the beach. It was such a luxury to wake up to the sun and the ocean.

I never really cared about what I looked like.

Some girls get swept up in the lifestyle-clubbing and partying with celebrities. You can't live your life like that, though. It's fake.

I realize you cant please everyone.

Lots of models have played mermaids throughout history and it is, kind of, a funny rite of passage.

Through my whole career, that's been a major thing - bringing my family with me.

I have taken a break from the media spotlight for the past few years.

I have a very, very creative family.

I got on stage for the first time when I was seven. From seven until I was about nine it was probably more to do with just being on stage and having the attention.

As a model you do play a certain role and you know as an actor you play another role.

As a child, I was a clown. I didn't hesitate to make a fool of myself and I would love to completely take on wacky characters.

when you are doubt with someone on how they feel don't pretend that you know what they were thinking, never assume yourself as you know how they feel when you really not at their shoes at all.

Sometimes it’s nice to remember the little things.

I used to think that everything was just being funny but now I don't know. I mean, how can you tell?

Only in high school when I began programming computers, did I become interested in tech and start-ups, which led me to attend Stanford and major in Computer Science.

The Internet challenges traditional ways of distributing and processing information and so encourages new standards and behavior.

As you look around the country there are still a significant number of states where their whole school debate is over school funding and we've been focused on the quality debate for most of the '90s.

Even when I took first prize, topped the class, won the race, I never really won anything. I was merely avoiding the embarrassment of losing.

Kneel and swear to the Lord Dragon, or you will be knelt.

On the sequel, you've lost the element of surprise. Usually, on the first one you may not go very, very deep into character; the second one you start to explore the character a bit more.

The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary.