I've always felt somewhat out of place with other kids my own age", said River. "I was constantly reminded by people's reaction to our names and our diet that we seemed weird to them.

We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the corporate ladder of success.

People are constantly trying to make an image for you. They`ll dress you up and tell you to pose a certain way and take all these pictures... they want a certain image, so they create that. And unless you`re spending a lot of time to create another image to counteract that image, theirs will win. So right now, I`m kind of dealing with a lot of false ideas of what I`m about.

We're all worth it, man. We're all worth millions of planets and stars and galaxies and universes.

I project a definite innocence. A lot of that is just the way I grew up.

Sometimes I wish I wasn't as conscious as I am. It would be so much easier.

Animals can't really voice their opinion. We feel as though we can be on of the spokespeople on their behalf.