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.

I had so many adults around me reminding me that I was a kid. I also had a lot of adults saying things to me like, "When I was your age..." and sort of idealizing it. I didn't like that they idealized it.

I thought I started acting at 5 or 6, it was really when they were interviewing real families for a toothpaste commercial. They interviewed our family.

I've never considered myself cool, and I don't think I ever will be. Honestly, it's better that way. It's much less pressure.

It's easier to see children as mini adults than it is to imagine or to remember what it is to be a child again.

People like to make children into little grown-ups.