“The telling of a good story, especially one that is real and true, is always exciting.”

My ability to adapt has always stood out. I’ve been immersed in many worlds and have had the influence of many things in my upbringing so I’m familiar with so many styles of living, so many characters, so many life paths and its just easy to simulate for me.

Money is important yes, but not the most important. I don’t need money to smile or breathe.

I soak up personalities and energy. I can identify with anything because truthfully everything that makes up the world is characterized in some way in my family.

My sister is 4 years older than me and I’ve always looked up to her, she was the girl I always wanted to be.

I could use my voice – my entire body – not just my looks, height, and physical expressions.

I come from a huge family and out of all 34 of my immediate family members, my heavier influences were women. Between my grandmothers, aunts, older female cousins, and of course my mother,

Social media is driving the culture, it drives peoples minds literally.

I always say that you are who you are and you can’t hide it.

If you can make it through the age of social media and come out with the same friends and lover, kudos!

Ethnic stories specifically need variety in content period.

The difference lies in the intention behind wanting money. Your reasons for why you want to create more money is typically why you’re ambitious to get it. You’re either genuinely ambitious or selfishly hungry.

Super-stardom doesn’t scare or excite me. It’s just another ingredient added to my world.

I’ve had friends get mad at me for not posting what they think I should post on Instagram on behalf of them or our relation.

I didn’t truly understand the depth of my roots until I was old enough to wonder and care.

Everyone has a different route to success, recognition, and peace. Don’t be afraid to move instinctually.

I admire many women that have come before me, heavy influencers such as Oprah, such as Beyoncé, and I’m witnessing the fruit of their work and experiencing their legacy now and they’re not even close to the finish line.

Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.

That’s what I loved about show business, no two days were alike. It’s an exciting life.

I don’t know what the future holds, but I know that God holds tomorrow, so it is exciting. Even when I have hard things happen, He loves me so big, so much. I come through it and I grow from it, because He has got me.

I feel like Travis [Stevens] is just a Midas touch producer. Seemingly everything he touches turns to gold lately, so that was quite exciting looking at that prospect.

It’s an incredibly exciting thing, this one, meaningless life of yours.

It is exciting to be off to a new land with a new friend.

Unexpected romantic gestures are very important and keep things exciting.

Drawing Dead is a brilliant noir from one of Australia’s most exciting new novelists.