You've got to believe in yourself first. Take risks and don't be afraid to fall.

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.

If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash.

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.

Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle.

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.

Erase the word "failure" from your vocabulary. No case is ever truly closed, and no challenge is ever over.

Even though it may seem counterintuitive, a comfort zone is a dangerous place to be.

As much time as you put into it, that's what your achievements are going to be when you come out of it.

Confession: I don't want to be one of my characters. I'm mean to them sometimes. Really mean.

There is only one thing to learn and that is how to love and be love.

It’s a great day to write a best-seller.

Use your hater to make you greater!

I taught sixth grade for three and a half years.

We are not apt to fear for the fearless, when we are companions in their danger.

There are a million reasons why you can't. Focus on the few reasons why you can.

For me, it was more a dramatic shift to go from the stage to the screen.

Language: the one tool that enables us to grasp hold of our lives and transcend our fate by understanding it.

All that back-story stuff doesn't help. What you get paid for is to stand toe-to-toe with the other actor and get him to do your will.