I'm thankful that my memory is good because my vision is going.

I'm just very thankful. And I say that a lot because that's the most important message.

As a child I didn't know what I didn't have. I'm thankful for the challenges early on in my life because now I have a perspective on the world and kind of know what's important.

I am going to spend my time today just thanking the people that played a role in my career because I truly do believe that I was blessed by a lot of people that paths crossed mine as I went down the road in my career.

I'd like to say to all my fans out there thanks for the support. And to all my doubters thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me.

Thank you dear God for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. Thank you for the rain. And for the chance to wake up in three hours and go fishing: I thank you for that now because I won't feel so thankful then.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns I am thankful that thorns have roses.

Just because you have teenagers in a movie doesn't make it a teen movie.

You need to know what makes artists tick. Having been through the process myself as a musician since I was an early teen gave me an advantage - understanding them from their point of view because it's about them it's not about you - it's their vision and what they're capable of achieving and you're the conduit.

Honestly I never thought I'd actually be playing a teen lesbian. I didn't think it was going to go this far. But I'm glad that it did because there have been a lot of fans who have expressed that they've been going through similar situations in their lives.