My first audition was for Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life.' These casting directors came through Texas, and they recruited somewhere around 10,000 kids to come and audition for this movie. They sent me a letter in the mail, and I went and auditioned for this movie.

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Drama is something Im good at, I guess.

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drama

When you don't understand something it's always OK to ask questions. That's really the mentality that I've had.

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mentality asks

The hardest part about storytelling is knowing what happens in the end.

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storytelling knowing ends

Everyone's a different person when they're younger. You evolve as a human being with knowledge and attitude and challenges and obstacles in life.

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different challenges attitude

I think the mistake that people make often times is you just lose touch of reality and you have to never be afraid to call someone's bullshit or call someone's bluff when something doesn't make sense.

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mistake reality thinking

Developing projects of my own and producing and writing and directing is something that's very interesting to me, but you know, one step at a time and you've got to establish yourself on one side before you really have the power to do something else. That's always the immediate goal.

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goal writing interesting

You still need to understand what your fundamental and primary jobs are you have to make sure that you execute those before you can really dabble into something else.

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fundamentals jobs needs

I don't feel like you can fully find the true character until you're in his wardrobe, on set, and really getting into the scene. And that's when you really find out who your character is.

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like-you scene character

I've been so honored and so lucky to work with some amazing people. I've collaborated on amazing sets and with amazing crews.

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amazing lucky work people

Everyone should feel comfortable in their own skin. Whether there are social standards set in place that act against that, it doesn't matter because the people that love you for who you are are going to love you always, and you should love yourself always.

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yourself you love people

I didn't really grow up watching a lot of films. I grew up in the middle of Texas in a very rural area, so we were always outside fishing or playing a sport - we were never in front of a TV watching films.

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grow never always fishing

This is the best film school there is, just to make movies and be there on set.

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I think it's my job as a young actor to watch adult actors and take tips on the way they work.

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job think work way

When I was shooting 'Mud,' every day was my favourite! I had so much fun on this film and loved working with all the cast and crew! It was a great experience.

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loved day great experience

There's not anyone in particular I'd like to work with. I just want to continue doing work that I have a passion for.

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doing passion want work

I was a kid that grew up in the South and was always outdoors fishing and hunting and, you know, swimming in the pool during the summer.

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know you swimming fishing

I'd say James Dean is someone that's really inspired me. Just the fact that he did only three movies before he died at such a young age, and yet everyone knows who he is. It really blows my mind.

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movies me age mind

I just randomly fell into acting. I was so young at the time that I never really thought about acting... After I was into it, I had a feeling that I was going to end up doing this anyway somehow.

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end feeling thought time

You have some great films every year, but for the most part, no one is making films with heavy messages or themes. People are afraid of doing that.

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doing great you people

There are films of mine that I've seen numerous times and other ones I've been in that I haven't seen at all. It depends on my experience making them.

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mine seen been experience