A biography for Debby Ryanhasn’t been written yet.
“I went to school on a military base in Germany. I got a lot of my clothes at the army surplus store.”
“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!”
“T.V. acting is a great skill to have, and it's nice to have that stability.”
“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 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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I believe that people start to get into trouble when they start to believe their own hype.”
“Don't be afraid of your own power.”
“Natalie Portman never looks back, ever. Ever!”
“For me, shoe-wise, platforms give me the same height that I need, but they're not as taxing on my feet.”
“With 'Suite Life,' I had three years to sit a little bit on the back burner and learn with less pressure.”
“I never wash my hair the night before an event - I call it second day hair, and it holds better.”
“My brother plays guitar and base and writes. His name is Chase Ryan.”
“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.”
“Any mature, responsible adult doesn't run around stomping their feet and screaming 'I'm a mature, responsible, adult.'”
“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?”
“Dweebs are the new chic.”
“I'm introverted by nature, and I need to have some things of my own.”
“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.”