I can't take much pride in my childhood acting. It feels like it happened in another lifetime, and even then, it felt like a hobby.

It's a little bit annoying, because it feels like everybody's taking the power away from you. Everybody's taking your adult life away from you. On one level, I used to resent it.

I think if I could do it over again - as much as I loved meeting the people I did on the films after 'Matilda' - I wish that I had stopped after 'Matilda.' I wish that I had just focused on my own life for a while.

The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were rare.

Puberty was definitely difficult for me.

I'm surprised by how much I remember.

No, you will never see me on 'Dancing With the Stars.' Sorry.