“I grew up being into sports and I wasn’t trained to move my body in the right way for dancing.”

I’ve always been singing. Since day one. I started doing musical theater and you have to sing in musical theater and so that’s where I got most of my training.

We shot ‘High School Musical’ in eight weeks. I spent longer rehearsing for ‘Hairspray’ than filming ‘High School Musical’.

The chances of succeeding in this business are slim to none; there’s only a handful of people that have long careers.

A dog, for me, it’s not just getting a dog. I couldn’t leave him at home.

If you’d have asked me when I was auditioning for High School Musical if I ever thought I was going to play a Marine.

I don’t like to live in fear about things like rumors and backlash to begin with – that’s the way I was raised – but I just can’t see what’s so wrong about being gay.

Sometimes I take a while to get ready to go out. It’s not excessive, but it takes me some time to find clean clothes that match.

There are moments when you love babies, and you’re like, “God, they are the reason why we exist.” Then they start crying, and you’re like “God! Jesus!”

Spider-Man’s probably my favorite.

I usually spend Valentines Day with my friends. But if I did have a girlfriend, I’d bring her flowers and candy.

Honestly, if the worst these people can say about me is that I’m gay, then I think I’ll be fine. I can handle it.

If I splurge on anything, it’s cologne. I love smelling good.

I’m learning without having to be behind a desk, so it’s a pretty cool place to be.

I think authenticity and being yourself is always, without a doubt, the best plan of action.

I’m enjoying where I’m at in my life and I feel like I’m learning a lot on a daily basis.

I had a babysitter when I was 12 or younger. I had a big crush on her.

The free man must be born before freedom can be won, and the brotherly man must be born before full brotherhood can be won. It will come into being only if we build it out of our very muscle and bone – by trying to act it out.

The psychedelic inner astronaut sees things which no human being has ever seen before, and no other human being will ever see again. But in fact this has no meaning unless it is possible to carry it back into the collectivity.

When we consider the being and substance of that universe in which we are immutably set, we shall discover that neither we ourselves nor any substance doth suffer death.

Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.

Mature love is loving, not being loved.

This world that I live in is empty and cold/the loneliness cuts me and tortures my soul.

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.

Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.