We are all searching for some form of family or foundation - for a place we can feel safe and secure.

Some locations are so terrible, you can't even breathe, and you still have to act.

For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.

There is a point in every young person's life when you realize that the youth that you've progressed through and graduate to some sort of adulthood is equally as messed up as where you're going.

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.

Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.