On working with his father in Pursuit of Happyness: It was fun having that experience with my dad 'cause he really taught me a lot of the stuff that he knows. Almost everything he knows about acting in that one movie.

People say be safe and I hate that, so I go to Skate Lab with no pads

So when one thought goes into your mind, it’s not just one thought, it has to bounce off both hemispheres of the brain. When you’re thinking about something happy, you’re thinking about something sad. When you think about an apple, you also think about the opposite of an apple.

People tell me to smile, I tell them the lack of emotion on my face doesn't mean I'm unhappy.

If Newborn Babies Could Speak They Would Be The Most Intelligent Beings On Planet Earth.

Being aware in the moment of right now is just the most important thing. All of our issues come from us not being aware enough or not seeing through our problems to the depths of the issues.

When you live your whole life in a prison freedom can be so dull