Working is the best way to understand and grow, as an actor, in my opinion. That's been my experience.

I have always been interested in art but had no formal training or experience. It's always been just what I liked, my eye for art.

It's important to me to just experience as much as possible and to be able to just work and meet new people and have different experiences and have as much knowledge as I can.

I love scary movies, but I'd never really even seen The Vampire Diaries, up until I met [Kevin Williamson].

For me, being a girlboss is about being the boss of your own life. At 26 I still don't know what's happening in my life, but I'm asking, What will make me happy next?

I have a lot of girlfriends who are struggling out there to find good men.

I never talk about auditions. Even if I've got the role, I won't tell people until we're literally filming it.

Honestly, I love television. I love the idea of going to work every day and getting to know your crew and having a rapport with your directors and having a family of cast.

I think everyone has their own version of romance like and I think everyone has their own romantic side.

I love to continue acting. It's my passion.

Be assertive, but don't forget to look around. I realized there are other opinions that can be more useful to me than just sticking to my guns.

Be positive. Believe that you will succeed. See it, go for it. No matter what the odds, most of the battle is inside your own head. -- Bob Mayer

What you say about the world reflects more about you and your perception of the world than the world itself.

What could be a better use of your time than establishing a game plan for your life?

There are more riddles in a stone than in a philosopher's head

But I will say that living in Ireland has changed the cadence and fullness of speech, since the Irish love words and use as many of them in a sentence as possible

God is unchanging in His love. He loves you. He has a plan for your life. Don't let the newspaper headlines frighten you. God is still sovereign; He's still on the throne.

I want people to understand there is a such a thing as creating a harmonious experience between the dogs and the humans.

No matter what it is, if you get 10 people in the business talking about something, you get 10 different opinions, but you know, they're amazingly well informed.

Civil disobedience is a preparation for mute suffering.

The President [Barack Obama] had suggested that I not watch the news during the confirmation process. I assiduously followed his advice.