Trying to understand women is a tall order period.

I didn't grow up around wild horses, no. But I've appreciated their beauty and their power ever since I can remember.

There have been times I almost got a persecution complex. I felt like people wouldn't let me grow up. They always saw me as a smiling kid or goofy teenager, no matter how much I'd changed.

My career was full of struggles and dreams, disappointments and peaks and valleys. But there was no Twitter, no Facebook or TMZ. Young actors could make mistakes and not become the focus of tabloids.

I spent my whole childhood wishing I were older and now I'm spending my adulthood wishing I were younger.

I have been a huge nerd to my kids. I haven't done the cool movies that they like. With '24,' I gained a lot of respect. '24' is now, it's hip, it's their generation.

I love being on set, because I've basically grown up on a set. And now I love to contribute as a director and help steer the ship, if you will.