Adolescence is a tough one to be a child actor.

There is nothing in this world that I am prouder of than my ability to feel, to survive and, yes, to be a fool for what I love and believe in.

I feel at various times in my life that I've been at a point where I had to choose between a death sentence and a life sentence. And I want to live. What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? And the answer is always creativity.

Going back and forth between the press and something like The Crucible must be really crazy and intense.

But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because there was Midnight Cowboy.

I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

All the movies that I make in some ways have to be the story of my life. There are different chapters in my life.