When I was six years old, my parents took me to this farmers' market with a petting zoo. They put me on a pony and, for some reason, it took off at a run and they had to chase it down. They tell me it was kind of traumatic.

I'm fiercely loyal to my friends, and I really cherish my friendships.

I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy.

I didn't want to be a victim of my own message [in Trust film]. I didn't want to take advantage of a 14-year-old actor. I didn't want there to be any nudity, or any real overt violence. I think it's more terrifying that there is no violence, in that moment. There's control and there's power, but there's no violence.

And, again, I'm the first one to say that I'm not going be successful at everything.

I love helping someone else tell their story, but I like being the storyteller sometimes.

There are days when I think: what if I just checked out? What if I grew a beard and went off to live somewhere remote? I have often wondered about the freedom that would bring.