I've seen 'karma' slap people in the face. You have to be good to people. It really does come around.

I know kids are supposed to go through these awkward stages, but I just never even thought about that. I was too busy worrying about getting my education while I was working.

What actor do you really take seriously who becomes a singer? It's kind of ridiculous. I can't think of anybody.

I would always rather do a mediocre script with a great filmmaker than a great script with a mediocre filmmaker.

I'm very mature for my age, but I'm also innocent in a lot of ways.

When I was little, I put on plays for my family at Sunday dinner, and I would direct them and have all my cousins, my brother, and my best friends in it. I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera. It was like make-believe to me.

I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt.