Debby is in the 2010 May issue of H Mag! She did an interview and amazing photo shoot with them! Click here to see the photos! Here's a sneak peak of the interview: H – Just at the young age of seven years you left the United States to move to Germany because of your father’s job and life. Was it difficult to get used the new and different European reality?D – It was definitely a huge adjustment. I was in private school in a small town; I hadn’t seen much of the world. My parents always made sure to educate us and brought us up to love diversity, which came in handy & multiplied when we moved to Germany, but there’s really no way to prepare for being submerged in a completely different culture. I can be malleable though, & was in Europe for strongly formative years. For instance, I still prefer Celsius to Fahrenheit, like to walk everywhere, tend to try to capitalize nouns, am very educated in the tragedy of World War 2, and could tell you the capital of any European country.H – When you were younger I know that in the States you were already involved in some theatrical scripts, but you’ve found the true love for acting in Germany where you’ve been involved in many theatrical projects. How can a child at seven years to decide that her future will be in show business? It is a sign of great maturity, has your family supported you in this choice?D – When acting happened, I had been pulled from private school in America, moved across the world, homeschooled, lived in a hotel, put in German public school, & was moving into a German neighborhood. I learned to submerse fully myself into something, work hard, make it shine, but not get my heart set on it. I think I liked acting because it didn’t promise me anything. It treated me the way life did; it expected me to do my best but know I wasn’t owed anything, including consistency. When you live like that, your payoff is the actual work you do, not what you get. I feel good when I do my best at an audition, whether or not I’m not the one they need for that role. I knew that the inconsistency of the industry was going to be the inconsistency in my life, & I think moving helped prepare me for the inconsistency of the whole thing. Now I need it. Since Germany, no matter where I live, I rearrange my bedroom every six months. My family has been super supportive of my endeavors in the industry. They put up with months & months of separation, then a full up rooting when I booked Suite Life. They modified luxuries so we could afford rent here & in Texas until someone buys that house. The industry is a scary place & they’re a protective bunch, but they wouldn’t let me do it if they didn’t believe in my strength. And when mine fails, I know they’re always there reinforcing me, sometimes powerfully, sometimes gently. I couldn’t ever thank them enough for their sacrifices and support. That’s another reason I work hard, sacrifice for my craft, & aim to be professional. It’s my way of thanking them for everything they’ve given up.H – Usually the older brothers and sisters are annoying for the kids, while you consider your brother Chase a very important point to refer in your life, isn’t it? What’s the best advice he gave you? And the most important?D – My older brother Chase is a huge factor in who I am. Moving as many times as we have, he’s the only kid I’ve known my whole life. There are things in him that I wish I was like, & there are things that I’ve learned from. He’s been through more than he lets on & his strength, grace, hard work, & talent inspire me. Sometimes, he’s my polar opposite, sometimes we’re twins. He can be a teacher to me, a student, a father, and is always my best friend. Chase tells me everyday that I’m beautiful. He told me that every girl deserves to hear it. Probably the most important thing he’s taught me is that I could live my life, not let people in, and never be hurt while never truly feeling. Or, I can, while still being wise, let people in, be hurt, take a chance, but really live, really feel, and really grow.Click here to read the rest! 
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