Being an emcee onstage is mostly about crowd control, about monitoring energy levels.

That's the great thing about being a teenager. You think you're a genius.

I feel like, anytime I'm onstage, I tend to feel very connected with people in the audience or with the sort of heartbeat or tempo of the audience.

Acting is about finding truth and finding the way to convey the truth.

The act of being nice to somebody at Starbucks is actually a huge thing. It's a real change you can effect in somebody's life every day.

I was so stressed, man. When I was 17, I was so worried about what the hell was going to happen.