I'm concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things I'm doing now.

I'm of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent, and was raised on Hawaii.

When I first met my agent, I said, "If something comes up and it fits my age range and personality, I would like you to send me up for it, even if it specifies blonde or brunette."

Jason Lee is the most famous actor from Hawaii I can think of.

If there's a Disney animated feature based in Hawaii, I knew I had to be part of it. I'm very proud to be from Hawaii. There was no question the role was mine.

Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon.

I like theme parks. The fastest roller coaster I've ever been on is at a casino in Nevada.

Did you know hemp is a natural fiber

I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That's why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.

I can't sit on grass without a blanket.

I act and perform in hopes of getting attention and admiration.

The child tells me her grandmothershowed her how to cure sadness by sucking the juice of an orange, while standing on a beach.Toss the peels onto a wave.Watch the sadness float away.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

When you have eliminated the impossible, what is left, no matter how unlikely, is the truth.

Old Tubal Cain was a man of might In the days when earth was young.

Never get on an airplane if the pilot is wearing a hat that has more than three pastel colors.

THE autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died.

I hope you lay down in your sleep and you choke on every lie you told

Take events in your life seriously, take work seriously, but don't take yourself seriously, or you'll become affected, pompous and boring.

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?" Jacob Black New Moon

Scents bring memories, and many memories bring nostalgic pleasure. We would be wise to plan for this when we plant a garden.