Quotes from Ashley Tisdale

Zac Efron would make us feel guilty for eating big dinners. He'd say, 'Do you really want to eat those carbs?' It was like, 'Thanks a lot!'

I'm not trying to run away from my fans at all. I want them to grow with me.

My agent didn't want me on Disney because I'm older. But honestly, I'm not ready for older roles yet, or even the things older girls do. I am still young.

I feel like every project I've ever done has had music involved in it somehow.

For me, I just like to cut out bread. I like to keep the good carbs in my diet - I love pasta and Italian food - but I try to eat just that on the weekends and cut out carbs during the week.

I'm someone who's always on the go and crazy busy, so I like to keep snacks in my car and at the office, and Cracker Jack'd is a really yummy snack that I love. I definitely am a big snacker.

I used to hate looking in the mirror. I've grown up into myself and now I'm happy with the way I look.

My mom is very confident and she was always a role model of mine.

When I was little, I saw the play 'Les Miserables' on Broadway, I thought it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen.

I just like guys who have an edge to them. But it could go either way. Like, I have been into the surfer blond frat guys, and then there's definitely a thing where I like the dark, mysterious bad boy.

I have a Maltipoo named Blondie. She is so cute!

I never give up on things.

I love to work out and do cardio and have a healthy, active lifestyle, but I also am not going to, like, freak out over food.

I did find some time to go to a record store and check out 'Headstrong' actually in the racks. It was pretty cool; I never thought I'd see my own CD sitting there with everyone else's. I made my Mom take lots of pics!

I don't really believe in rules, but I do like old-fashioned dating where you don't call the guy until he calls you. I don't think it's like he's got to do this and that's the rule.

I just love carbs. And when I'm on vacation I definitely allow myself carbs, so it's always funny when people are like, 'Oh my gosh, you look great in your bikini.' I'm like, 'If you only knew what I had for breakfast!'

Half the time on vacation, if I'm in a bikini, I allow myself - I eat, like, waffles and pancakes for breakfast, so that's me after, like, a big meal. I'm not the one that's like, 'Oh my gosh, I'm going to be on the beach.'

I want to be with someone who wants to work as much as I do and who respects me like I respect him.

Now before I work out, I think, 'I love exercise,' and it works.

I'm not into clubbing. I want to be known for my work.

I can take a week's vacation - maybe a week and a half - but after that, I'm itching to go back to work.

I feel like when I went back to my original hair color, a little bit of an edgier side came out.

I've always wanted to be sure my parents approve of what I do.

Degree actually came to me and asked me if I wanted to be a part of their campaign, and I thought it was just really exciting and important, obviously to my fans, and growing up I had tons of OMG moments. I get to share my own moments through video blogs.