It's a terrible process, what you go through, during pilot season. All the shows turn themselves in and there is a good four to six weeks before you get phone call.

Ultimately, I want to have a good career and do interesting work

Our bodies are machines and have to be functional, and to do that they have to be fed properly.

Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life

I try never to say no when it comes to creativity, but I do try and lead down an "appropriate road" - like not on furniture or the walls.

I think you either live a real life or you live a weird celebrity pseudolife. I think I lead a really real life.

My family comes first, and you have to be in charge to be able to protect that. You have to be the one who says no or you don't have a life, which is what I found out the first time.