Debby Ryan

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

T.V. acting is a great skill to have, and it's nice to have that stability.

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

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.

I remember going to acting class, so certain that no one's ever going to know my name.

I'm very practical and realistic.

Natalie Portman never looks back, ever. Ever!

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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.