Because of what I did when I was 10 years old, I'm not living from paycheck to paycheck, and I can do things because I want to do them.

A lot of people meet me and they're like, 'Why aren't you crazy?'

I'm not one of those actors who needs the media spotlight all the time to feel gratified. I'm happy to do one project a year and take the rest of the year off as long as that project is special.

I have a lot of growing up to do, or a lot of growing down. I think that's probably more appropriate.

People still recognize me all the time on the street. The first thing they say when they stop me is, "Where have you been?" The second comment they make is always, "Oh, you've grown up."

I could have gone the route of a lot of these former child actors, but I didn't want that for myself. Like I said, when I was 14 years old, I decided to quit. I didn't ever want to do it again.

I'd made enough made money by the time I was 12 to never work again, so it's not about a big pay check with me.