In terms of being Australian, I think a big part of it is the determination to prove yourself, just like Aussie actors.

If you truly love something, fight for it every day, as long as it makes you happy.

Don't ever deny yourself a chance at your dreams. We're all meant for great things, but not everyone believes that can happen.

Sometimes I fall into the trap of keeping too much to myself, but I think it's important to preserve certain things, it leaves something to the imagination.

You have to go through tough experiences and go through some battles, in order to be stronger.

If you're gonna take in the love, you've gotta take in the hate. Or at least recognize it.

I don't really know anything about fashion, I just kind of wing it and do what I want at the time.

I respect anyone who achieves something that countless others have dared to try before and failed.

I'm living for myself, everything I do is to achieve my goals, so I'd love to stop caring so much about what I want by then and maybe focus on a bigger picture.

I love music. I seriously cannot wait until the day comes that I get to perform around the world for people, I've wanted to do that my whole life.

Michael Jackson has been my idol since before I could even walk.

Give up your holy books, and remember the Lord, you fool,  and stop oppressing others so badly.

As a confirmed melancholic, I can testify that the best and maybe only antidote for melancholia is action. However, like most melancholics, I suffer also from sloth.

If you see a black woman with an overweight white man, you know she got effed up credit!

The bad thing about falling into pieces is that it hurts. The good thing about it is that once you're lying there in shards you've got nothing left to protect, and so have no reason not to be honest

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

Manners are just a formal expression of how you treat people.

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

The only way you can be free is to know is that you are worthwhile as a distinct human being.

The nature of men and women - their essential nature - is so vile and despicable that if you were to portray a person as he really is, no one would believe you.

And, yes, words matter. They may reflect reality, but they also have the power to change reality - the power to uplift and to abase.