My parents were involved in everything I did. They were showbiz people themselves. My dad was an actor. They were parents; they did what parents are supposed to do.

A lot of times people's main motives and plan in life is to hurt as many people as they can, but I think there's enough good people that help make the world a good place.

I've been in this business my whole life. I'm pretty bulletproof as far as being hurt.

You just have to have the guidance to lead you in the direction until you can do it yourself.

I definitely have a family. I have a boyfriend who has kids, and we do normal things every day, like get up and go to school. Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner.

There's a constant flow of child actors. It's kind of funny to watch the new crew come through. I think, You poor little things. You're going to have to struggle for a long time.

You have to laugh, you have to be able to take criticism.

I have no complaints with the whole childhood acting thing, because I wanted to do it.

Everyone has a childhood, everyone had awkward years and weird stages. Mine were broadcast for eight years.

A lot of people recognize me or feel that they know me. A lot of times when I speak, they recognize my voice. It's fun, it's exciting. It's always good feedback.

They did that little thing on South Park, and they mentioned my name and had a character of me judging a Halloween contest. It was really funny. That made me the coolest aunt on earth.

Thinking small is not humility.

Meditation is not to be on the surface of a thing or underneath it or above it, but it is to be in everywhere and to be in nowhere!

All men of honor are alone.

Heresie is the school of pride.

It would be nice to travel if you knew where you were going and where you would live at the end or do we ever know, do we ever live where we live, we're always in other places, lost, like sheep.

When you identify yourself with a group of people or a set of ideas, aren't you separating yourself?

You needn't tell a bird it's a bird. Or remind a fish of its purpose. It's only us who lose our way. We have names because we must. - from Golden Tongue: The Poems of Steven Slaughter

I think people who aren't in film experience that when they hear their voice on an answering machine or something.

You'll never go wrong in doing what is right.