Actress

I had to fight my whole life to break out of my circumstances. That's just part of my makeup.

I don't think people should have boundaries put on them, by themselves or society or another gender, because it's our birthright to experience life in whatever way we feel best suits us.

It's a quality of my life that I wouldn't change for the world, having grown up with such a humble background.

I haven't tucked a sock in my pants for three years.

I grew up in a trailer park in Bellingham, Washington.

I can remember crying on the set of Beverly Hills 90210 after being released from the show a few years ago.

I don't think people should have boundaries put on them, by themselves or society or another gender, because it's our birthright to experience life in whatever way we feel best suits us.

'Oh, the Places You'll Go!,' by Dr. Seuss, is still one of my favorite books ever.

I took 'P.S. I Love You' thinking it was going to be a little funny, and I ended up crying every day on that film.

You only have one life and if you're not doing what you love, what's the point?

There's so much more to life than looking a certain way.

You only have one life and if you're not doing what you love, what's the point?

I really chase the things that I want.

I haven't tucked a sock in my pants for three years.

Growing up in a lower-income family, you don't have the resources to make ends meet and you have to find creative ways to get by.

'Oh, the Places You'll Go!,' by Dr. Seuss, is still one of my favorite books ever.

My relaxation has always been my animals - going to the dog park with them, going to the beach.

I think about how I'm spending my money, and I like to spend on my family.

I like to play women who blaze trails.

I'm certainly not very book smart, but I started traveling at 16, and it has enriched me in ways I could never begin to explain.