I started studying indigenous cultures and I was really inspired by their life styles and the way that they lived. Part of that was knowing how to survive in the wild and knowing how to heal themselves from the plants that grew around them.

There aren't a lot of films about adolescents or quote-unquote coming-of-age films that are realistic nowadays.

Everything is sacred and nothing is sacred.

I live my life with a lot of integrity based on what I want for my life and who I am.

I like to think of myself as a fairly educated human being, but I'm a very uneducated actor when it comes to movies, directors, producers, actors for that matter.

When it comes to sexuality, sensuality, self-representation, self-nurturance - America fails in those departments.

You forget that you do choose your life, and there are so many things to be grateful for. I feel like society has gotten to that point where we're always looking for the next and the better, and we lose sight of what's actually in front of us.