Here in L.A., you kind of get stuck in your own little dilemmas and your own little life, and hearing a story like Pocahontas' reminds you there's a bigger world out there, and there are so many more important things in life.

I hope to contribute to a global warming of hearts and a climate change in human consciousness.

I prefer home-schooling because you can work at your own pace and go towards more what you're interested in, whether it be history or geography or math.

You need people around you that care about you and are thinking about you in your best interest. And keep your mind straight.

I think it's important for us as a society to remember that the youth within juvenile justice systems are, most of the time, youths who simply haven't had the right mentors and supporters around them - because of circumstances beyond their control.

Portraying Pocahontas' story well was important to me because she was a real person and these were real events in her life.

If Pocahontas had been given the foresight to see what devastating consequences her actions and belief in the possibility of peace would have brought upon her people, I wonder if she would have avoided befriending the English or not.