Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.

You never know how things are going to fit. So, you don't count your eggs until they hatch. You can't pre-project that. I mean, this was literally like a childhood fantasy of mine, to be able to work in action. You know, growing up on Disney films like Pocahontas and wanting to enter into that, or Aladdin and how he's fighting - being your own hero, being your own heroine is like every one's dream.

I think the older you get, you start to break down the myth and you get to the dirt of it - and if you still love the dirt, then I think you should stay on board.

A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable, and the value of friendship, and respecting yourself so you can respect others.

If we could all just laugh at ourselves, in hard times or good times, it would be an incredible world.

For a child actor, its a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.

I think it's an individual thing. Your mountains are my molehills.