You can't be 16 forever.

Whatever it is that gives you that confidence will vary from person to person, but I do believe that it is the key to succeeding at anything in life – career, relationships, anything.

Books have always been really important to me; they’re my saving grace.

I’ve always been the bookish type, and I’ve never really hidden that about myself.

I’m so associated with being young and being with a teenager.

Sometimes when people have kids young, they’re not ready.

Automatically everybody thinks of me as an actress who is trying to sing. And if I weren’t me I’d probably think the same thing.

All of the advice that I give, I’m not an expert by any means, but it’s just my opinion. So if somebody likes me or likes y style or my career, I think they should have that feeling.

I’m really intimidated by beautiful people. Beautiful guys, especially.

I’ve been acting for so long it’s more like – I won’t say easy, exactly, but there’s not the same angst with writing that comes about with acting. Writing – particularly when you’re writing yourself, when it’s you, when it’s your life, you really can’t hide.