It’s about getting to a point in your life where you’re ready to let go and move on and become the better version of yourself.

I think I remember from the offset I said, 'I've visited this territory. This isn't for me.' And then I read the script and I said, 'You know, this is completely something different. This is a whole new life.'

Don't ask for anyone's permission to follow your dreams

In some ways you become who you really are, if you work hard enough on who you wish to be.

I never really expected "Hurricane" to be censored and banned around the world, but I think the good thing that came from it was that it created a dialogue, a conversation, a debate and a discussion. And that's a great thing. It brought all of us together in a unique way. And it made us look a little deeper in ourselves. I think it's a good thing.

High school is a dark place; I hung out with ‘freaks.’

All those reports that I sleep in my closet. I don’t know how people get that. People are so obsessed with what you do at home.