I think just all girls are my mentors. I feel like I've learned everything I know from just being around other women and learning from them.

Teenagers have a legitimate voice. We deserve to have a seat at the table and a place in the conversation. We're not exempt from politics and social movements; we're affected by them.

In my work, I'm passionate about trying different things and being okay if I mess up. Now I'm trying to bring that into my own life.

People used to always talk down to me, like, "Oh, you're so young," but now I recognize that my age is an advantage; there's a lot more I can do.

I have so many different role models who have taught me so many different things at so many different points in my life, it doesn't feel like I have one person that I have to live up to.

It was nice to be reminded of how much hard work goes into movies, and how as a director, it's your job to acknowledge and channel that hard work. She's amazing at that.

I understand Twitter much more than I understand Tumblr.

I started acting when I was 5, and it was always a part of my life. My life and acting weren't separate things; they were always one.

I think the most powerful thing a woman can have is confidence.

Yes, we need to pray for Orlando/Britain/this election/the World, but we also need to act upon it and band together to oppose Evil.

Truth is beauty

He bombarded me with words, of all things, apparently clueless to the fact that the predawn hours rendered me incapable of coherent thought.

The more science discovers and the more comprehension it gives us of the mechanisms of existence, the more clearly does the mystery of existence itself stand out.

To take this one shot at life and live it with God is to take this one shot and have it reverberate across and around my world as if it were a million shots and more.

Eat, sleep & Breathe your business to ensure it's success

I can imagine in years to come that my papers and memorabilia, my journals and letters, will find themselves always in the company of people who care about many of the things I do.

People do forget there is still a lot of nostalgia in Russia for the Soviet Union.

The precise statement of any problem is the most important step in its solution.

When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music.

I feel like humans are a disease. It's a hard thing to communicate in a pop song. I mean, who wants to hear that?