Alyson Stoner

“For all the challenges I've faced in my path to self-acceptance, I've also traveled it with my own set of luck and privilege.”

“I like to take risks as long as they're healthy, you know. They're good, smart risks.”

“I enjoy going to the Y. I take all the fitness classes that my dad takes; that's sort of our bonding - anything athletic, anything sports related.”

“I don't think a young person ever really quite knows what's going on when their norm becomes going to the grocery store with sunglasses on at 11 years old. It's kind of weird, and I'll say it also went to my head the first little season, because that became normal for me.”

“I can love people of every gender identity and expression. It is the soul that captivates me.”

“I think my favorite role was playing Sarah Baker in 'Cheaper by the Dozen 1.' It was my first movie, and I worked with amazing professionals who had such strong work ethics that I immediately learned how to work in this industry.”

“I'm just terrible with watching movies.”

“I like to aim for significance over success because rarely can you be significant and also successful, but many people can be successful and not significant.”

“Honestly, without art and dance, I think I would be a very safe, black-and-white thinker. I wouldn't dare to take any risks or see so much of the world in myself and other people!”

“I think generationally, as human progress does its thing, we are constantly impressed by the upcoming generation.”

“I think what's important, as an artist who wants to be multi-dimensional, is learning how to shape-shift into those different paths fluidly and frequently.”

“That's something that I think the best artists retain - the ability to invite you into their small, intimate inner space, and let that be what radiates.”

“I may be on set acting, I may be in the studio recording, I might be teaching dance class all in the same day - so how can I manage all of those needs, prepare for all of those things, and still grow and train in all of them? The best you can do is, when you're focusing on one, be there and be present.”

“Honestly, what keeps me grounded is my faith and my value system.”

“I started dancing at the age of three in my hometown of Toledo, Ohio, and it really was my sister's dream to pursue dance professionally.”

“I'm a thinker and feeler and dreamer and explorer.”

“I started dancing when I was 3 in Toledo, Ohio, and started hip-hop dancing at the age of 7.”

“I love what I do, and I just remember that every breath and every moment is a gift and it can be taken away at any time, so I want to appreciate it and be grateful for it while it's here.”

“I want to learn how to play an instrument. I want to break a world record. I'm just a very determined, motivated type of person.”