A biography for Debby Ryanhasn’t been written yet.
“Think new thoughts. Grab life with both hands, take opportunities you have, & create the ones you need.”
“I think there's something charming about incorporating summer clothes into winter, like pairing a summery skirt with a massive sweater. I'm also really into layering during the winter!”
“I'm definitely interested in making more music and uploading new covers; I like to take suggestions because it's more fun if people know the song.”
“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 different, and I'm not afraid to be different.”
“I'm very, very low-key in general.”
“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.”
“You can't force music; It just has to come to you.”
“I'm very practical and realistic.”
“I remember going to acting class, so certain that no one's ever going to know my name.”
“Music is such an intensely personal thing for me, and I knew if I was going to do it, it would be in my own way.”
“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.”
“Have an anchor so that life doesn't toss you around.”
“I wouldn't do the music thing if it weren't for my brother, who's a producer. He understands me and helps my vision come to life.”
“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.”
“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.”
“My mom always makes the whole family pile into the car and drive around to look at the Christmas lights. My brother and I never want to do it, but my mom just loves it!”
“The easiest way to not believe your own hype is to not know what people are saying about you.”
“Before the whole Disney realm had undergone this huge revamping, as a kid, I always saw myself doing these dramatic indie parts. And then I fell in love with doing comedy and doing kid shows and really working for kids.”
“I'm definitely careful. I'm not reckless or stupid, but that's how I was raised, to not be stupid or immature in as far as trying to grow up too quickly or putting forward a certain image that isn't me.”