Acting is not acting. It isn't putting on a face and dancing around in a mask. It's believing that you are that character and playing him as if it were a normal day in the life of that character.

You always have to avoid working for the sake of putting yourself out there.

I don't think I'll ever get tired of it (acting). I'll definitely want to continue doing it for the rest of my life. I have thought about it, but I don't think I'll ever lose the interest for it. And maybe [I] want to get on the other side of the camera and do some directing when I get older.

It's hard to act terrified when you have 200 crew members around you.

I try to keep away from being bigheaded. That's what causes people to lose the acting thing. They start being commercial, and then they stink for the rest of their life. But there are several respected adult actors who were child actors that started very young. I'm going to try and model myself after Kurt Russell and Jodie Foster. Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.

Having that college experience and a social life that didn't revolve around Hollywood was absolutely crucial.