I Don't Need To Be

Adolescence Is A Tough One To Be A Child Actor.

I Was Never The Ingenue Or The Pretty Girlfriend Of Tom Cruise In A Movie. I Didn't Have That Career, So I Don't Have To Compete On That Level.

Cruelty Might Be Very Human And Very Cultural, But It Is Not Acceptable And It Is Not An Option.

I Want To Change The System From Within The System. And That Means Focusing And Specializing.

In A Weird Way, That's The Beauty Of Being An Actor. You Get To Live Out Things That You're Afraid Of, And You Get To Say, 'well, Maybe I Can Get To The End Of It And Survive It Intact And I Can Be The Hero Of My Own Story.' It's Kind Of A Way Of Exorcising Fear.