Debby Ryan Quotes

You can't force music; It just has to come to you.

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.

More than anything, acting helped me discover who I'm not. I've learned that I'm a girly girl, but not a prissy girl.

Acting and the industry of making movies is beautiful, but it's so exhausting and such hard work; if you don't absolutely 100% want to do something, it defeats the purpose.

With 'Suite Life,' I had three years to sit a little bit on the back burner and learn with less pressure.

Every day is a reminder of what I need to do to be the best person; the best me.

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.

Every Thanksgiving, we all write down three things we're thankful for and put them in a hat. Then we pass the hat around the dinner table and everyone has to guess who wrote what!

I've got stories untold & maps to unfold, but everyday I get where I'm going

If I'm wearing jeans all day at work, it's [hard] to slip into a dress and make yourself feel like you were born in it. That sort of thing can really be the difference between a good look and a great look. You can have a great dress, but when you put it on and you feel like it's embodying who you are that day, that's not just fashion, that's style!

Hollywood is like high school, there are always going to be people who hate you and people who like you. When you're a teen, [that's tough] because you're hyper-aware of what other people are gonna say and think. But neither defines who you are as a person or how successful you are unless you let them.

I'm very, very low-key in general.

I'm always doing something new. I took a fencing class - that was awesome. And I do a lot of my own athletic work or stunts.

With the pay gap in Hollywood, I think it's very easy to say - 'oh, what are they complaining for? They're making millions of dollars.' But by having a woman in the industry do this, it's easier for others to see it.

My brother plays guitar and base and writes. His name is Chase Ryan.

I want to be able to walk a red carpet and look great but also be able to shred onstage and move. So I tend to go for comfort over anything - I like menswear-inspired stuff but I also like getting glam once in awhile. Whatever I wear, I like it to feel very strong and very unique.

I'm introverted by nature, and I need to have some things of my own.

One of the things I love about summer is that you can wear a bikini top and put something over it and it kind of just always looks a little beach-ready, which I think is very fun.

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.

To love is a brave thing. To be loved, braver still. But allowing yourself to love yourself? That takes the most courage of all.

I want people to know that I won't just assume that people will like my music.

Think new thoughts. Grab life with both hands, take opportunities you have, & create the ones you need.

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

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

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 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.

Somewhere in the midst of smudgy maps, following waters, surviving the storms, & deep, deep digging.. treasure is found.

Don't be afraid of your own power.

I hope more women see, at least eventually, that a healthy relationship isn't anything that breaks you down.

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

It's really special to be a part of something that's really changing lives.

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

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

I grew up watching James Bond and Star Wars and I just love that kind of action. I love trying to see if *I* can actually do it.

The easiest way to not believe your own hype is to not know what people are saying about you.

I think what's great about your community is that it's different than anyone else's. Look around. What do you want to change? What needs to be built, or what's valuable and needs to be maintained? Is it the people? Local animals? Your parks or gardens? Hospitals?

I know firsthand how alone you can feel when you're being broken down in a relationship and forced to defend it or stay silent. Just being able to send a text message is anonymous and safe. Mary Kay and I believe that everyone deserves a safe, healthy relationship that makes you stronger and better and I want to make sure people know how to get the help they need.

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.

Look at what you want to change, gather a few people who believe in it like you do, and start moving forward. It's important to remember that you don't always need a destination. Sometimes, you just have to make forward motion. And you absolutely can.

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

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 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 love people like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, people who create and write their own stuff - especially when there's just not enough cool, interesting characters out there.

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.

You're not only the spotlight in which you perform, but the shadows where you practice.

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.

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

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

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

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.