It's sad and upsetting when you see somebody crying hysterically, but at the same time it's real funny.

I had been acting since I was seven years old, but I had a combination of things happen at about the same time. 'Austin Powers' came out on DVD, I got a series regular gig on 'Buffy' and 'Can't Hardly Wait' came out.

If something is shocking without being funny it's hard to justify.

You look at John Travolta in 'Pulp Fiction', you look at Donnie Wahlberg in 'The Sixth Sense.' People have liens against them in crazy ways and the audience is always forgiving - if you prove it.

There's no greater way to gain an audience's sympathy than by being unfortunate.

I was never famous as a kid. That's the biggest difference between me and any other kid actor is that I wasn't famous as a kid.