I think it's an individual thing. Your mountains are my molehills.
Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.
A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable, and the value of friendship, and respecting yourself so you can respect others.
Advice is such a tricky thing when you're young.
And I love writing; I've been writing ever since I was seven.
Belief is such a powerful thing - but because it is, it can also be very destructive and it's very easily manipulated.
But I've really learned you don't have to fit in. No matter where you go, you're always going to be you and if they don't like you for who you are, then what's the point of being someone else?
For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.
I love talking about movies that mean something to me.
I tell my agent that I want to read everything.
We are all searching for some form of family or foundation - for a place we can feel safe and secure.
I used to want to be a children's writer, because I would have all these great ideas when I was little, and I'd write them and draw them, and turn them into class.
If we could all just laugh at ourselves, in hard times or good times, it would be an incredible world.
In L.A., if you're an actor, your personal and professional lives are too intertwined.
It's very easy to make certain decisions that affect your life that you have no perspective on.