I knew what I wanted to be at 8 years old - an actor!

A lighthouse doesn't save the ships; it doesn't go out and rescue them, it's just this pillar that helps to guide people home.

I love my onscreen frenemy, Dianna Agron! Having the opportunity to work so closely with her has been amazing.

Uniqueness is what makes you the most beautiful.

But people are going to say what they want to say. I know who I am, and I'm not perfect.

You don't need to look like everybody else. Love who you are.

If you believe in yourself you can make yourself whatever you want to be.

I consider myself lucky to be an only child because if I had other siblings, my mother would not have been able to take me to every audition and be so supportive of my career.

Confidence is what makes you stand out.

I worried that people wouldn't like me. Now I try not to worry and focus on being happy.

I feel like the luckiest girl in the world.

There are people whose suffering makes them take their mind off other things in life

What I learned in this tragedy was the eternal lesson of good people going bad.

Earning trust and being trustworthy constantly is critical to the survival of your brand

Zhang is a friend of mine: he said forget about acting and just do normal things in the movie.

Being a philanthropist doesn't mean necessarily writing a huge check. It can mean mobilizing your community to start asking questions.

Just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them.

The question is never ‘Are you in a storm?’ The question is ‘Is Jesus in your boat?’

I use poetry to help me work through what I don’t understand, but I show up to each new poem with a backpack full of everywhere else that I’ve been.

Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.

I never once failed at making a light bulb. I just found out 99 ways not to make one.