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I keep my political views to myself.
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You have to keep your long hair.
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I'm really open to just about anything but I think the real dream is to be able to write my own thing.
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Find things you're passionate about, and find others who are as passionate as you are and will focus on giving you an opportunity to shine and to have your moment where you can be in front of others to show what you can do.
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People who are feeling bullied and people who feel like outsiders should talk to their parents and guardians about finding a place with likeminded people where they can feel accepted. That's what I needed, and that's what I found with musical theater.
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As an actor, rejection is a big part of it, and I've had a lot of it. So when there's something that you really want to do, it's so great to have someone to be a part of a team as great as this team is.
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Sometimes there's something that you need a few takes to get it and if it takes 15 takes, it takes 15 takes. It really depends.
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It's the hope for all the hopeless in the worst of trying times.
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Songwriting is something that I own - it's my property, it's my music, it's my voice.
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As a songwriter, the minute you start having sex, you can totally see the difference in the writing. You become an adult - that's kind of the whole backbone of it, really, your identity as a person and what sex means to you.
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I know that each and everyone of you have felt, at one point, like you couldn't go on. But then you found hope. There's always a way to find hope. Remember that.
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Being you is the only thing worth spotlighting.
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Don't let the world around you defeat the belief within you.
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I'm not going to lie about it. I carry a satchel too. It's like a man purse. It's a whole thing.
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You know, so often we think we have each step figured out. And then when one thing doesn't go our way, we begin to question, we being to fear what our next step will be.
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I thought the popular kids were the cool kids. I got caught up in that, and it was bogus. School is about finding who you are because thats more important than not being yourself.
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I got to sing with the Boss, Sting, Pink and John Legend and all of those people. It felt like the pinnacle, and then I got the call. I cried, actually and I called my dad, it was really cool.
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Having an open dialogue, in any creative atmosphere, is really important to feeling free to tell the story the best way you can.
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I didn't ask to become a role model, but it was thrust upon all of us, regardless of whether you acknowledge it. You have to come to a decision as an adult and say, "I've got to live my life." There's nothing wrong with thinking ahead and being aware of how it might affect somebody - everything from a post to where you have dinner to who you're with. But these aren't things you can let consume your life.
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I think the community that you're in really can define your ability to be at peace with your circumstances.
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When I'm playing a character, I can look at it and know it's not me and not be concerned with how it looks.
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Life happens. Adapt. Embrace change, and make the most of everything that comes your way.
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I wouldn't date a girl with a bad attitude. I'm 'Mr. Positive.
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I really try to be aware of the purpose of each song. There are songs on my record that I want people to have sex to, and songs people can listen to when they're pissed off.