I just wish the crowd I was associated with was more passionate about what they were doing and less consumed with the commerce of the art form.

Have you ever noticed how most critics disagree with the public? That should tell you a lot about critics.

I've had to deal with all different types of situations - positive and negative and extremes of both.

I'm still in the middle of the transition. I'm still in man-boy mode. And that won't go away for a while. But it's a fun time to be in, because it's very rare that people get to work through this time. It's rare to see a John Cusack in Say Anything. It's rare that you'd find an actor right in the cusp of the child-to adult transition, just got through puberty, just getting into a different way of life. There's few movies like that, and few roles like that, so it's going to be tough to pick and choose. I guess the goal is good people, work with good people.

Having emotional connections to things that don't really exist, like looking at a green ball and really loving that green ball, and being sad whether it's around or not. Stuff like that. I've never done acting at this level before so it was a huge challenge for me. It was a hurdle to overcome just to survive.

My mom is the backbone not just of my family but of many families.

I think envy motivates a lot of people.