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" I was raised to volunteer: nursing homes, clinics, church nurseries, school, everywhere that could use help. It's such an intrinsic part of me, to use my life to help improve the quality of others. "

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" More than anything, acting helped me discover who I'm not. I've learned that I'm a girly girl, but not a prissy girl. "

Debby Ryan

Anything

Girl

Acting

" I work with kids, and I see certain things, so I realize now why my mother was so horrified and overprotective of everything that I watched. "

" Natalie Portman never looks back, ever. Ever! "

" I grew up moving around. I went to seven different schools, so I know what it's like to be that new girl and have to not only know who you are but also take that into foreign circumstances and know how to respond. "

" I'm very practical and realistic. "

" Any mature, responsible adult doesn't run around stomping their feet and screaming 'I'm a mature, responsible, adult.' "

" Have an anchor so that life doesn't toss you around. "

" I'm introverted by nature, and I need to have some things of my own. "

" Dweebs are the new chic. "

Debby Ryan

New

Chic

" My brother plays guitar and base and writes. His name is Chase Ryan. "

" I want in 40 years to still be acting and to more than anything have longevity and not just be this huge flash in the pan and then disappear. "

" I can look back at things I've done and said and worn and be completely humiliated by them, but I can never say it wasn't me. I feel really honored to say that. "

" I never wash my hair the night before an event - I call it second day hair, and it holds better. "

" All of the awards, applause, Twitter followers, shoes, it will all go away eventually. But if I can leave the world slightly more hopeful, inspired, and more healed than when I arrived, I did my job. "

" Music is such an intensely personal thing for me, and I knew if I was going to do it, it would be in my own way. "

Debby Ryan

Way

Own

" T.V. acting is a great skill to have, and it's nice to have that stability. "

" Don't be afraid of your own power. "

" Before the whole Disney realm had undergone this huge revamping, as a kid, I always saw myself doing these dramatic indie parts. And then I fell in love with doing comedy and doing kid shows and really working for kids. "

" You can't force music; It just has to come to you. "

" With 'Suite Life,' I had three years to sit a little bit on the back burner and learn with less pressure. "

" For me, shoe-wise, platforms give me the same height that I need, but they're not as taxing on my feet. "

" I'm definitely careful. I'm not reckless or stupid, but that's how I was raised, to not be stupid or immature in as far as trying to grow up too quickly or putting forward a certain image that isn't me. "

" I went through a few phases of finding myself: I dabbled in musical theater, chess club, dance troupe, splatter-painting, school mascot (go Wildcats), babysitter, photojournalist, drill team girl, emo kid - and not one of them defined me, but every single one will always play a part in who I am. "

" Every Thanksgiving, we all write down three things we're thankful for and put them in a hat. Then we pass the hat around the dinner table and everyone has to guess who wrote what! "

" When you're in an industry where you're forced to grow up so quickly, part of you never grows up, and that's a good thing. "

Debby Ryan

Never

You

" I remember going to acting class, so certain that no one's ever going to know my name. "

" I want people to know that I won't just assume that people will like my music. "

" Look at what you want to change, gather a few people who believe in it like you do, and start moving forward. It's important to remember that you don't always need a destination. Sometimes, you just have to make forward motion. And you absolutely can. "

" Acting and the industry of making movies is beautiful, but it's so exhausting and such hard work; if you don't absolutely 100% want to do something, it defeats the purpose. "

" I went to school on a military base in Germany. I got a lot of my clothes at the army surplus store. "