Youth is an amazing thing: I think back on when we did The Lost Boys, and I didn't think I could do anything wrong.

I did a play called Throne of Straw when I was 11, at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. It became really clear to me at that point that I enjoyed acting more than any other experience I was having.

There are certain moments that you have to hit in a film, like when a character cries.

Commander I believe in God and his son Jesus Christ and because I do I can say this. Private Santiago is dead and that is a tragedy. But he is dead because he had no code. He is dead because he had no honor. And God was watching.

I think the most attractive thing is a sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh, you've gotten a lot out of the way.

I've always been shocked that people that I'm actually flying with say, 'Oh, I feel safer on the plane with you.' I'm thinking, 'You must not watch the show because everybody around me gets killed.'

My whole mood or sense can change by virtue of the music that I'm listening to. It really does affect me on a visceral and emotional level.