Quotes from Trevor Jackson

I just get so hype - I love performing. I love performing whether someone's there or someone isn't there.

I like a girl who can be a girl but also ready to play basketball.

I don't come from any type of entertainment. I come from a basketball family. My dad still says, 'Trevor, are you sure don't want to play basketball? You can play in college and go to the NBA!' But I did play.

I feel like people are so closed-minded at times.

I can't be around someone who is negative because I am such a positive person. If you are mean, then we don't speak.

I know everything that I do is going to be more powerful and touch more people in a positive way than if I go out there and cause havoc.

Tap dancing and basketball started at the same time, and when I was eight, I just kind of made the decision that entertainment was really where I wanted to be.

I've been trying to sing for a long time. I didn't realize that's what I wanted to do until I was about seven or eight. I tap danced since I was three years old, and that's all I did.

When you say 'R&B,' people's minds automatically go in a place. How about I just say, 'Here's a tape; you can check it out on iTunes. You tell me.'

Disney has been really good to me, so if a role comes up, I hope they'll keep me in mind.

Girls... they test you, and I don't like that. I don't get it. They do things, and then when you respond, they get mad. It's so confusing, I can't even explain it.

We're always evolving. It forces us to grow.

Every time I'm ever in L.A., if I have anytime off - which is rare - I'll go straight to the basketball court and play. That's a way for me to escape and get my mind off everything. I'm so competitive, so if I'm playing basketball, all I'm thinking about is winning.

If I write a song, I'm gonna end up singing it. If I sing it, I gotta dance to it.

You gotta be great - you have one life.

People say things they'll never do but then do them because they want to be a part of 'this great thing.'

Every night, I don't care if I'm doing interviews that day or photo shoots that day, what's most important is that I'm making sure I'm right and tight for the show. These people all come out to see me, so I have to perform and make sure that they never forget it.

You can't be afraid of rejection. That was one of my problems when I was approaching girls: I was always afraid of what they were going to say to me.

I've been given the tools necessary to be a great musician, a great entertainer, and great person that's gonna inspire everyone.

Zendaya is a truly supportive friend and has a sweet tooth like I have never seen, ha ha.

Most importantly, I don't do music for people to want to be a singer, actor, or dancer. I do it because I love it and I want to show others you can accomplish goals.

Don't ever silence your morality to be a part of anything.

That's what you have to learn with life. It's your life at the end of the day. There's really no right or wrong way to do things. Everybody has a way they think you should do it. So why not do it your way, you know what I mean, respectfully.

When I'm acting in TV or movies, I'm a character. But when I'm doing music, I'm Trevor Jackson.