I hope to contribute to a global warming of hearts and a climate change in human consciousness.

Portraying Pocahontas' story well was important to me because she was a real person and these were real events in her life.

Yes, I’m proud to be indigenous. I’m half-Quechua-Huachipaeri from Peru.

I prefer home-schooling because you can work at your own pace and go towards more what you're interested in, whether it be history or geography or math.

My birthday is Feb. 11, and I'm both excited and not excited by it. You'll never be 15 again, and you really, really need to savor every day like it's your last.

You need people around you that care about you and are thinking about you in your best interest. And keep your mind straight.

Films are very influential, and I especially feel a responsibility to tell stories that have been pushed aside. Being able to shed light on issues that need to be brought to the world.

My father's Peruvian! I actually have a lot of family in Cuzco. I'm also Swiss, Alaskan, French, Spanish and Italian.

Life is full of surprises but you are exactly where you are supposed to be. Start there.

There are ultimate truths you cannot hide from no matter how high you climb or how long you sit alone. Everything is on its way somewhere, even if that place feels like nowhere.

Isn't it true that a pleasant house makes winter more poetic, and doesn't winter add to the poetry of a house?

He's male. I've noticed that sometimes the brains simply get left out of the package.

This is a good place," he said. "There's a lot of liquor," I agreed.

I do think about aging. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can't worry about it too much.

In kindergarten, you can learn how to be a citizen of the world.

It's kind of fun when you're playing characters that aren't quite on the up and up and people still like you.

Faith is taking God at His Word.

Research points to the fact that being born without trauma is the foundation for having an intact capacity to love and trust.