Quotes from Debby 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'm definitely interested in making more music and uploading new covers; I like to take suggestions because it's more fun if people know the song.

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.

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.

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

Dweebs are the new chic.

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

My mom always makes the whole family pile into the car and drive around to look at the Christmas lights. My brother and I never want to do it, but my mom just loves it!

I feel like music does have a role to play in waking people up; it can be an alarm clock or it can be a lullaby.

I don't call myself a singer, I'm a voice, lent to music

Life is about growing, but it's also about making peace with who you are.

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.

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.

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

I definitely believe in the power of education. I believe the more people know, the more they are able to do what they can.

A real, healthy relationship is about empowerment and love and that should be standard - but it isn't.

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

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.

I'm not making music for people who like Disney shows. I make music for people who like music.

Failure is relative. Life is adventure. Everything has beauty.

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

I like the idea of knowing that somebody somewhere made a difference so that your life could be better.

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

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.