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" Promoting education is an effort that is close to my heart. Illiteracy contributes to poverty; encouraging children to pick up a book is fundamental. "

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" My dad is really just lazy. He has nothing, I feel, to offer this world. "

" I'm not 18 anymore, so I'm not into starting unnecessary beefs. It's tacky. "

" I am an actor. I am an artist. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am a partner. I have a past that some people may not agree with, but it does not define who I am. "

" My goals are to continue acting and also to produce some independent films in the next few years. Music is a passion of mine, so I also want to continue along that path, creating with my friends. "

" I'm not very good at parties. I'm a wallflower. "

" When I run into disappointment - say, for example, not getting a role I'd hoped for - I just try not to take it personally. "

" I find it vulgar that people are so fascinated by natural disasters, and we allow footage of young people that are looting because they have no choice because of natural disaster. "

Natural Disasters

" I've really been trying to go back to when I was 18 and rediscover the things that drove me, and my passions. How do I get back to being that strong? Because I feel like as I get older, I'm not as fearless as I was when I was 18. "

" I must confess, I'm not the best cook. I make a mean salsa, as I like hot sauce and, you know, tacos, because I'm a California kid, and that's about it. "

" There are so many aspects of human sexuality that we're afraid to talk about, because people still don't understand it. It's not just black and white, you know? "

Black And White

" We do have a distorted view of our fantasies in society, but that's because we don't talk about them enough. "

" I sacrificed a lot, in terms of friendship and family, from working so much at such a young age, but I wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't. "

" I have this brand, I have my name. And I'm going to do what I want because people will buy it. People will enjoy it. So don't tell me I have to follow this formula and sit inside the box. Because I don't. "

" Reading was very important to me as a kid. It was very inspirational to me. I went to a school where that wasn't encouraged so much, but my parents encouraged that, and it has made me part of who I am. "

" The day I feel like I'm at an office job is the day I'll quit performing in front of a camera. "

" Whether that's an action film or a comedy or a drama or anything in between, I'm willing to prove that I can play with the big boys. "

" I've been writing since I was 10 or 11. I started with poetry because that was the easiest thing. It just kind of came naturally. I think at that time West Coast hip hop was huge; all these kids around me were like, 'I want to be a rapper.' But I'm a white girl, not going to be a rapper. "

" I think people need something to believe in, because they don't want to have control over their own lives. They'd rather be able to blame it on an unknown being, or a greater god, or a greater spirit of sorts. And I think it's easier for them to blame it on that. "

" I'd like to think of myself as somebody who has a voice for liberating female sexuality. "

" I don't like any one race or look or type of guy. My tastes as far as looks go are very diverse. I like guys with scruffy beards and leather jackets, but I also like a clean-cut 'GQ'-type guy, so my tastes are very ranged among somebody who laughs at my dumb jokes, too. I have plenty of them. "

" My goal is to be myself, and to challenge stereotypes, and to follow the rules, and break them, and make new rules. It's not about doing something that's already been done. That would be silly. "

" Anybody that believes that Adrian Grenier's name is really Vince should probably watch less TV. "

" Music is a passion of mine, so I also want to continue along that path, creating with my friends. "

" I wasn't that kid where if you told me 'No,' I was just going to do it anyway. "

" I'm not one to sit here and judge here. But I think it's funny that the people that condemn the adult industry the most are the ones consuming the product the most. "

" My body is my art, and it's also the tool that I use to make money. "

" I commit to most things I do in life, so I don't really have any serious regrets. But I'll say this: There are plenty of people that I wish I could un-meet. It's kind of an L.A. syndrome. "

" When I'm on an adult set and I'm in a scene, I am myself. I'm not acting. I am playing to the camera, definitely, but I am myself. "

" As a woman, and as somebody in the public eye, we always have to be ready for the red carpet and have the nicest outfit, work with the best makeup artist. While all that's nice, we're also human beings. "

" Rejection just motivates me to keep trying and to try to do better. "