I look for the character to be something interesting, the script to have a good story and be original, and a director that I admire.

I think the fact that we allow guns in our country is the main problem with school shootings.

You learn so much from making mistakes, not even necessarily mistakes that I've made, a lot of the time the films just don't work out because it's a really difficult process. And sometimes there's a certain person underlining process. But I've had an opportunity to work on all different types of films and I have had a lot of opportunities to stretch myself in different ways and now is the time where I get to try and figure out out the roles that I can really play well and play them well.

I don't think there's a problem with being a teen idol, if that happens to me, I'll be happy to deal with it.

Life isn't what it's like in the movies.

You know, honestly, acting in film is remarkably independent. You're doing your thing and someone else is doing their thing.

I've had my heart broken, and it's not fun. But I'd rather have my heart broken than break someone else's heart.