Sometimes we know in our bones what we really need to do, but we're afraid to do it. Taking a chance and stepping beyond the safety of the world we've always known is the only way to grow, though and without risk there is no reward.

Either you have a sense of humor about [being a former child star], or you're in rehab. There's not a lot of gray area.

When you get a group of kids together, especially boys, the psychology of those kids requires that they find a weak kid or a sensitive kid or a soft kid.

I don’t know what the future of my career holds, but I know that whatever is over the horizon, the road I’ve traveled to get here is like those Interstates in Texas: everything can look the same, and it can feel like you’re not going anywhere, until you suddenly get where you’re going and realize that you’ve been traveling for a long time.

When you say a 'former child star,' you may as well say 'failed child star.

Being a nerd is not about what you love, it's about how you love it.

It’s not about what you said. It’s not about what you did. It’s not about what you love. It’s about them feeling bad about themselves.