That's my suggestion for kids who want to act, by the way: Make sure it's really your choice, get out of it when it stops being fun, and get an education.

I was such a nerd. It just wasn't something I would have wanted. And I didn't want to act like an adult.

My mother died when I was young, and I was filming all the time. I was all over the place. Acting was the one constant.

The thing is, with writing, it's form or content. You need to write about something interesting or you need to write about it in an interesting way.

People want to bring kids to their level, and they want to make it seem like kids have this thing. It's seen as funny to them.

Sure, I love to read, and I love to learn, but I was always nerdy that way.

I think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again.