Quotes

Acting

“I read an interview with Mark Wahlberg, and he was like, ‘I might read a script and love it, but it’s all about the filmmaker.’ I think that’s a good lesson for me.”

“I try as much as I can to separate my job from my life and happiness. Because if it comes together, that’s when people get crazy…I kind of like the starving artist feel. That’s who I am right now.”

“I want to work and I want to become the best actor that I can be. But I also want to be a happy, interesting person. It’s hard to be an interesting person if you spend all your time on a set. That isn’t the real world. You’ve got to have a good life outside of all that. You’ve got to spend time in places where there’s not always someone on standby to bring you a glass of water.”

“The first thing I got was a commercial for First 5 California that was directed by Vadim Perelman, who did “House of Sand and Fog.” The first show that I did was “Cold Case.””

“I read books sometimes and think, that would make a fantastic character. In terms of the things that I’ve seen, I like smaller, quiet movies. I have an affinity for country music and would love to play a country music star.”

Red Riding Hood

“I think we’d all like to see ourselves as the character that fights for the girl. Peter’s a really good person no matter what’s happened in his past that has made people believe that maybe he’s dangerous or not very trustworthy. Henry loves the girl too, but she doesn’t want to be with him. And I realized that, yes, I may be more like Henry, but I want to be Peter. I want to be the hero.”

“When we started filming in Vancouver, we all lived in the same apartment, but I decided to rent my own place on the outside of the town. I got to know everyone really well in the end, but in the beginning I wanted to create that feeling of being an outsider.”

Personnal

“When I went to college, I was doing well in school but I didn’t have any drive to study. I really liked Spanish, so maybe I could have majored in Spanish, moved to South America and run a banana farm or something.”

Fame

“I’ve been waiting forever for it! I don’t know—it’s hard to imagine that would ever take place. I think it would be really fantastic to have people who are fans and enjoy watching you make films. I don’t know any way to prepare for that.”