Relationships Take Time And Energy, And Your

Kids Not Only Understand [a Dark Story] But Appreciate It … Because In The Real World There's Fear, And Dark Things Happen No Matter How Young You Are. People Lose Parents, People Lose Friends … There's Darkness In The World. So I Think When Kids Are Talked To In That Way, They Appreciate It. They're Not Being Given Some Candy-coated, 'oh, This Is A World Where There Are No Stakes.' I Think That Actually Insults Their Intelligence.

Nowadays I'd Describe Myself As Earnest, Terribly Earnest. I'm The Person Who Wants Everybody In The Room To Feel Important And Happy.

As A Child, I Didn't Know What I Didn't Have. I'm Thankful For The Challenges Early On In My Life Because Now I Have A Perspective On The World And Kind Of Know What's Important.

I Know That Having The Perfect Body Doesn't Fix All Your Problems, Or Make You Love Yourself More. To Me, It's All About Being Comfortable In Your Own Skin.

I Struggled With Being A Latino Growing Up In Los Angeles. I Felt Very American. I Still Do. I Went To 35 Bar Mitzvahs Before I Went To A Single Quinceanera. I Could Talk All Day About My Culture And What It Means To Me.