'The Last Airbender' is genetically engineered for me. I love martial arts. I study it. The movie's based on a lot of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. I was raised Hindu.

When you find your voice, your life takes on grace.

One of the reasons I really love low budget filmmaking is you don't have to think about that as much. You can have more fun and be more playful and be freer creatively.

When you say fear of the unknown, that is the definition of fear; fear is the unknown, fear is what you do not know, and its genetically within us so that we feel safe. We feel scared of the woods because were not familiar with it, and that keeps you safe.

When I was a kid, I had two great guilty pleasures. One was horror movies and the other was martial arts movies.

Giving should be a part of your routine, just like working out, eating, and sleeping.

There's no staying where you were. If you're not doing anything, your skills and point of view are atrophying.