Teenagers too often have to deal with loss and death. You had to cope with the untimely death of your brother; how can young people deal with such tragedies?

When we're young we have a very clear vision of how life is supposed to be, and it all seems very neatly packaged.

There's no quit in our family. Our dad was the chief proponent of that. [On the set] we were constantly telling each other, Stay true to the story, we know that we love each other, keep communication open. We knew how unique this was-you're doing a movie that really could be put out there all over the world, and you're telling this personal story about your family.

If you can get a teen leader in each sector of a student population, you can pull people in. Everybody wants to get involved, but most are too afraid. When they see a person they think is cool leading it, they're first to join.

Try to have as diverse group of friends as possible and don't get into the the clique scenario.

When you start suppressing feelings at an early age, it hurts you down the road. Full expression of anger and pain is very important.

Life is the most exciting opportunity we have.