I Won't Apologize For Who I Am

They Tell Me What To Wear, How To Look, What I Should Say, How I Should Be. Until Recently I Had Given Into That Pressure, I Lost Sight Of Who I Was. I Listened To Opinions Of People And I Tried To Change Who I Am Because I Thought Others Would Accept Me For It. And I Realized I Don't Know How To Be Anything But Myself.

These Past Years Have Been Really Transitional For Me In Every Aspect - Personally, Emotionally And Professionally. I Was Excited And Nervous And Anxious Because I Literally Had Nothing To Fall Back On. This Is My Own Thing, It's All Me. I Spent A Year Working On The Record And Really Wanted To Spend Time On What It Was Going To Represent And How It Was Going To Represent Me In This Time In My Life.

Taylor [swift] Always Inspires Me, Not Just With Music -- She Just Inspires Me As A Person. She's Really, Really Sweet And Just Reflects Beauty Inside And Out. If I'm Going Through Anything Taylor Can Pull Me Out Of It In Five Seconds.

My First Big Career Purchase When I Was, Like, 17 Was A Louis Vuitton Laptop Bag. Now, Seeing The Exhibit [louis Vuitton's "series 3" Exhibition In London], It's Exciting Because I Feel Like I Kind Of Know It. It's Weird - It's Almost Like Something You Grow Up With And You Just Know A Little Bit About It. Now That I'm Immersed In It, It's Kind Of Insane.

Obviously I Like To Make Sure That My Life Is Separate, So As Me As A Person, I Know That My Fans Know Me. But As An Actor I Like To Do Different Things And I'm Gonna Want To Try New Things That May Not Necessarily Have A Positive Meaning.