“Me in high school, I was kind of a loner. I had a handful of friends. ...” — Olesya Rulin Quote

“Me in high school, I was kind of a loner. I had a handful of friends. I'd eat my lunch in my car every day in my senior year. I went to ballet. I was a ballerina, so I was very focused on that. You kind of have to be. That was two-thirds of my week, going to ballet class.”

“I grew up in a village of 12 houses. We had a well and a cow.”

“I was in a commercial for the Disney channel. I was the camp leader for the campers.”

“At times when I am myself sitting at a retreat, and at the end I get into my car to drive away, I watch my hand move forward to turn on the radio. When I can be mindful, I notice the fact that I actually don't want in that moment to listen to the news or hear some music.”

“I've been in cars that have been shot at.”

“I would make tea for Joni Mitchell or clean her car, anything to be in the studio and watch her work.”