I wanted to get everything right. I was super nerdy and academic. I got so much satisfaction out of getting good grades.

Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are.

Have fun, be yourself, enjoy life and stay positive.

There's something about music that makes me feel like a different person, that feels like an escape.

It's wild to be seen differently and have more visibility, but it's rewarding.

I love nerdy work. I love writing notes. I try to go back, as much as I can, to feed what happens and why they do what they do.

So much of how you look at yourself in the mirror reflects how you feel about yourself, and how you comport yourself.

I've learned a lot about the limits of what I can do, as an artist, or what I'm willing to do. It's a lot of responsibility to carry a show and to speak to people on different levels.

I was in a Nativity play as a kid. Back then, I played the donkey.

I've worked on shows where the lead actor doesn't know their lines, doesn't care, and it affects everybody - the crew, the director, the other actors. It's definitely a responsibility.

I love people, watching people interact. It's a lot of psychology. We learn about ourselves by watching other people's lives on the screen.

You never can give without receiving it.

Every living word that gives life was once without form.

There is no greater glory than love nor any greater punishment than jealousy.

Healthy boundaries are important, but you may be building a brick wall when a picket fence would do.

I, Woman, am that wonder-breathing rose That blossoms in the garden of the King.

I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws and frailties.

The only time you should look back in life, is to see how far you have come.

Your education experience, talent intelligence, and financial situations don't matter. The important thing is the direction in which you focus your unique, powerful, creative mind

When you have a stomach ache you don't tell your stomach to go away.