I'm learning to stop being scared.

I think Beyonce working to really empower and show the grace and beauty and intelligence in young black women is really beautiful.

I'm very inspired by outer space.

The first song I ever performed in front of an audience was 'Make It Shine' by Victoria Justice.

Power' usually starts principal photography around mid September, and the first table read is always like one big family reunion. The most common comment we hear is how 'well rested' everyone looks... something that can't be said by the end of the season.

We need sex education in schools, but we need it at home first. We need parents to learn the names of the teachers who are teaching their children. We need families to question day-care centers, to question other children and their own as to what goes on.

As parents, we need to send our kids back to 'old-fashioned' outdoor summer camps, which have been on the decline as the demand for sports and academics-based camps has risen. We need to fight budget cuts to public parks programs and resist closures of public swimming pools and playgrounds.

When I was 11, I made truffle risotto for my family for Christmas dinner.