To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.

Whether I'm in front of the camera, behind the camera, at my computer writing a novel or a screenplay, as long as I get to entertain someone out there, I'm happy.

Oh, I have this feud going with the L.A. Unified School District, because I keep getting these phone calls saying my daughter keeps missing classes, I mean, at all hours of the night, I had like, two calls this morning and I keep calling saying I haven't got a daughter!

I love thinking that there is magic in the world, that there are people in the world with amazing abilities that we just don't know about.

Besides, anyone with an Internet connection feels they have the credentials to critique or belittle anything these days.

It doesn't matter how greatly you've been hurt or how much you're hurting, it's what you do with the pain that counts. You could cry for years or you could choose to learn and grow from it.

To be famous is to stand on a pedestal and give the world permission to tell you all your flaws.