I think everyone should follow their instincts, and go with what they feel, and follow their heart.

Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.

If we could all just laugh at ourselves, in hard times or good times, it would be an incredible world.

There is a point in every young person's life when you realize that the youth that you've progressed through and graduate to some sort of adulthood is equally as messed up as where you're going.

Belief is such a powerful thing - but because it is, it can also be very destructive and it's very easily manipulated.

Advice is such a tricky thing when you're young.

Some locations are so terrible, you can't even breathe, and you still have to act.

For a child actor, its a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.

When I'm not working, I definitely I like waking up at noon.

In L.A., if you're an actor, your personal and professional lives are too intertwined.

A Christian high school is just like any other high school in the sense of the politics and all of these levels of who's cool and what to wear.

Normal...is relative.

Find ways to decentralize. Move decision making authority down and out. Encourage a more entrepreneurial approach.

I'm not afraid, to take a stand Everybody come take my hand

People want to be thought of as something other than a source of money. They want to be thought of as creative, thinking people.

Who can take away suffering without entering it?

A Chihuahua. They're good. If you lose one, just empty out your purse.

If I have learned one thing in life, it is never to take any man's own estimate of himself. He could very well be mistaken.

Your priority has to be the creativity - and build a brand. That's what everybody did - Balenciaga, Dior, Saint Laurent. That's the smart thing to do.

I've overcome neglect and deprivation, abandonment and abuse.

...we must support and protect individuals and companies engaged in life saving medical research