Did being a famous child actor cause any strain with family and friends growing up?
A. Well, sure, of course it did. You know it literally changed my life. I grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and came from a relatively poor background. We didn’t have a lot of money. We didn’t have a lot of, you know, upward mobility in the family. I don’t know what I would have done, but it wouldn’t have been in the entertainment industry. So I’ll tell you that much. I would have held down a regular job. Q. Were your parents surprised by the sudden success? A. Yeah, they were surprised. We were all kind of out of our element. In my early teenage years, I kind of stopped acting. I did a couple of projects when I was in high school and decided that I wanted to become an actor. So, I moved out to New York and then L.A. and pursued it full time. Q. Would you allow your children to pursue an acting career before they were 18? A. I’m sure I would allow them to if they really wanted to, but I would advise them against it. Just because I think it’s more important to kind of be your own person wh
