That's the main thing, looking for interesting characters, good directors, and experiences where you're growing and learning.

I don't think parents always know where their children are going or what they are doing, what they are up to.

As a kid, when you're in a film with somebody, you look up to them, you know?

I can be a bit grumpy. Im full of angst, and hormones.

A lot of child actors keep acting for the wrong reasons.

By the time I was 14, I was about six foot. I remember going into auditions, and they'd look at how tall I was and say, 'Well, you're taller than the lead actor, so there's no way we can cast you.

That's how I believed relationships worked: You go into town, pick up the girl you want, then ride off into the mountains and the townsfolk can't get them back.