I longed to fly. I was paid in flying lessons and, by the time I was 13, I'd logged 100 hours at the controls.

That first year at Universal was a big blur and, naturally, I thought they were wasting me. I didn't realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera.

I've been lucky - I've been an actor for eight years and I've never been out of work.

True friendships don't fade in Hollywood, as so many myths about show business would have you insist.

Frequently parents forget that children are people. I don't try to treat Kristen as an adult, but I do try to treat her as a person, with a child's sensibilities.

I'm interested in raw land and trees and fresh air and rivers and lots of animals around them.

I met Cynthia when I was 12, proposed at 16, became engaged at 17, married her at 19 and we had a baby when I was 20. If extra work could pay for a lot of diapers, that was for me.