You have to have the fire in your belly. I'm having more fun now with acting than I did when I first started out, because I'm doing it just because I really enjoy it. I'm not trying to "make it" anymore. I'm not trying to be anything, you know? The biggest this and that for anybody. I'm just enjoying it.

What is great about art and artists is that we get to ask the questions, even though we may never know the answers.

I would like my kids to follow their bliss.

I grew up Baptist and still go to church. I myself have explored other religions, because I want to know what it is that makes other people tick. I find we're all talking about the same thing, really - it's all God.

I look for a good story. Usually the best stories are the ones that are unbelievably true. 'Soul Surfer' is one of those stories.

I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.

I love acting and making your own luck. You have to recreate yourself, I guess. Although, I don't know how.