Top 24 Quotes & Sayings by Jake T. Austin

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor Jake T. Austin.
Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Jake T. Austin

Jake Austin Szymanski, known professionally as Jake T. Austin, is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor at the age of seven, Austin is best known for his role as Max Russo on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place, and as the voice of Diego on the Nickelodeon animated series Go, Diego, Go!. Austin was also the original actor who portrayed Jesus Foster on the ABC Family family/teen drama series The Fosters. His feature film credits include co-starring roles in Hotel for Dogs, New Year's Eve, Rio and The Emoji Movie.

Having constant supporters and people who are always there and always giving back and knowing that they're loving what you're doing is always awesome to see.
I think everyone sings in the shower.
I was born and raised in New York, so I was blessed - or some say cursed - with a strong New York accent. — © Jake T. Austin
I was born and raised in New York, so I was blessed - or some say cursed - with a strong New York accent.
I have to at least get a couple weekends in where I can just be on Santa Monica beach or Malibu and just ride the waves.
I'm pretty versatile. I'm able to adapt to an environment and the way I view things based on who I'm with.
It's important to have a fallback and other activities that keep you interested. I started acting when I was about nine or 10 years old. My father was a midtown firefighter so I always wanted to be a firefighter, but then acting came along. I have to have a plan B.
My best feature would have to be my hair. That sounds so cliche - but my hair is like a separate entity.
With voice over work, you need to convey as much emotion as you can without making any physical movements, so it's hard. You've got to visualize everything.
I've never been innocent, but I don't think I'm a bad kid! I didn't get voted prom king. I was kind of the dancer, the performer, but I was always very athletic, too.
'The Glass Menagerie' by Tennessee Williams is a great play. I had to read it for school when I was younger, but I started writing scripts after that. That's what got me into writing.
I love my fans unconditionally. They have been supportive of me through everything, and I would not be here, giving this interview to you, without them.
Nobody can ever be fully prepared to deal with a new, painful situation. Sometimes I react with patience and sometimes I react by doing something impulsive. But I always learn from such experiences.
If you are born into a family with little money but a lot of love, you will find yourself more content than one who is born with a silver spoon and an empty home.
It is important to always love what you do and do what you love. This is my mentality towards my career and my personal life.
I always feel a bit vulnerable when I begin a new project, especially when I am playing a character with either a troubled past or unique personality.
A general message to "everyone" on the planet would go something along the lines of, "Make Love, Not War."
My biggest life lesson is that money cannot buy happiness.
Being receptive to what is happening around me gives me inspiration and feeds my desire to create.
It is important for me to truly understand the people I am portraying and their struggles, in order to give an honest performance.
One truth I know for sure is that I am so blessed in my life. — © Jake T. Austin
One truth I know for sure is that I am so blessed in my life.
Listening to my fans and seeing love and support through social media from them is what I live for.
I try to keep myself grounded and to stay true to who I am through every experience, positive or negative.
Accepting new challenges makes me come alive.
I stay active and choose to associate myself with like-minded people.
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