"Before a big acting competition, my dad sent me a note that said, 'Define the moment. Don't let the moment define you.'"
"My junior year, I was in a play at school and five days before opening night, I still didn't know my lines. Opening night was a disaster. I was so embarrassed. The director made me work backstage for the rest of the performance."
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Source: When I Was 17: Katie Leclerc by Emily Laurence, www.seventeen.com. May 26, 2012.
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