"Never be ashamed of what you feel. You have the right to feel any emotion that you want, and to do what makes you happy. That's my life motto."

"My stepdad provided me with an amazing childhood. I played outside like a normal kid, I rode my bike, I walked to school, but the happiest times were when I was acting."

"I'm honest about the journey I've been on, so I definitely don't take dating lightly anymore."

"Rocker dudes don't have a lot of swagger."

"If you are giving a graduate course you don't try to impress the students with oratory, you try to challenge them, get them to question you."

"Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are."

"I get so nervous on stage I can't help but talk. I try. I try telling my brain: stop sending words to the mouth. But I get nervous and turn into my grandma. Behind the eyes it's pure fear. I find it difficult to believe I'm going to be able to deliver."

"I had a wonderful childhood, which is tough because it's hard to adjust to a miserable adulthood."