I believe that creativity comes from compromise. If you could have everything you ever wanted, it doesn't always work.

The bigger the budget, the more you can afford to compromise with Mother Nature. The smaller the budget, the more you're like, "Okay, well, we have to do this, but how can we afford to do it." That's when you have to get really creative on the business side, as far as making compromises.

I didn't really have the entire high school experience. I've been working since I was six years old, so I didn't go to the classic high school.

Making a movie is like getting married. You're like, "Am I going to marry this project? Am I ready for that kind of commitment?"

For me, as an actor, the most challenging thing is creating the character in the beginning because you have to write their backstory. The easy part about doing a sequel is that you've done the film, so you already know their backstory.

If I had 10 ideas and people said yes to all of them, half of them could be crap. But, if I've got 10 ideas and we really only have the budget for one of them, then we have to pick the best one that is our most creative element.

I moved with my mom to Los Angeles for her to pursue her acting career, and she got a job casting atmosphere in some independent films.