The reason I do small, independent movies is because I want to keep my soul intact and maintain some kind of integrity within this industry.

It's a difficult position. Do you endanger your child to fight for the right thing, or do you keep your mouth shut and let your child grow up in a world where their natural rights are stripped away from them?

I don't think there's a lot of actors out there right now who really know what they're doing at all.

I think a mantra I always told myself is, "No matter how many times somebody pitches the ball at you, if you swing every time, eventually one of them is going to connect." Being yourself and persistence are two things that became my daily mantras, I suppose.

I'll tell you what I hate - bands like My Chemical Romance.

Saying "muff" to someone and trying to be romantic is incredibly difficult.

I think everyone still thinks I'm 13.