Advice is such a tricky thing when you're young.

Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.

If we could all just laugh at ourselves, in hard times or good times, it would be an incredible world.

There is a point in every young person's life when you realize that the youth that you've progressed through and graduate to some sort of adulthood is equally as messed up as where you're going.

Belief is such a powerful thing - but because it is, it can also be very destructive and it's very easily manipulated.

Some locations are so terrible, you can't even breathe, and you still have to act.

For a child actor, its a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.

When I'm not working, I definitely I like waking up at noon.

In L.A., if you're an actor, your personal and professional lives are too intertwined.

A Christian high school is just like any other high school in the sense of the politics and all of these levels of who's cool and what to wear.

I think everyone should follow their instincts, and go with what they feel, and follow their heart.

A diary with no drawings of me in it? Where are the torrid fantasies? The romance covers?

Those who do not study their businesses do not stay in business.

Don't worry about the consequences, just be a writer!

Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments.

If we neglect our privileges, the gods take them from us.

Happiness comes through taming the mind; without taming the mind there is no way to be happy

Ah, yes, my social life — a series of encounters where we briefly debate who is in the greater rush.

I've always been creative, with a huge amount of energy.

My favorite thing in the world is telling stories, and most of what I do is telling stories through music.

Uncertainty is the friend of the buyer of long term values.