Debby Ryan

I didn't grow up in one place, so I never had a certain mentality. I have some aspects of growing up in Texas, but I also have a lot of East Coast family. I would have loved to grow up on the East Coast. ”

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

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. ”

Natalie Portman never looks back, ever. Ever! ”

I believe that people start to get into trouble when they start to believe their own hype. ”

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 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 different, and I'm not afraid to be different. ”

Hi. My name is Debby, and I am a storyteller. I don't think of myself as an actress. I am more like a face that takes words on a page, and puts them in front of your eyes. ”

Don't be afraid of your own power. ”