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" We all make mistakes, and it's not until we make mistakes that we learn. "

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" I learn more with every job, and I'm very thankful for where I am. "

" Ninety percent of my best friends back home are plumbers, electricians, builders, or landscapers. Most of our dads worked in trades. "

" I surfed competitively from age 13 to 18. Every day, before and after school. I wanted to surf for the rest of my life. It's what all my friends did - I even had it as a subject in school for a number of years. "

" When I'm boxing, if my career isn't going well, at least I feel mentally and physically strong. "

" Gary Ross is amazing. He's just - he always has a billion ideas of what he wants, but has a very clear perspective also; he just makes it work. He really does. He's trying different things and making everything look amazing. "

" Honestly, I really, really love making movies. It's so much fun, and I love losing myself in the moment and just being there with other actors. When you're truly in the moment and you're feeding each other, it's such an exciting thing to be a part of. "

" I like suits that are fitted. And I usually stick to grays, whites, and blacks. "

" I read as many scripts as I can and just find stuff that I think is interesting, find stories that I think are worth telling. "

" I work with accent coaches a lot and try to do my best to get the Australian out of there. "

" At this point, I'm happy to be part of something special. As an actor I liked to choose scripts that I'm passionate about. "

" We shot in a place called Asheville, which is like beautiful, beautiful forests. And then part of it we shot all the reaping stuff, which was just crazy - because the reaping in the book and in the script is such an emotional thing for everyone. It really did feel like that when we were shooting it. "

" The first few years in L.A. were really tough and scary, but I had to figure things out for myself. "

" My favorite actors are Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio and Will Smith - guys like that. "

" Most of my friends surfed, so we would go before school, after school - literally, whenever we could. "

" I don't sing. I played guitar for a while. I'm not great, I'm not Lenny Kravitz by any means, but I do like to strum. "

" I played a paraplegic on a show called 'Neighbours.' Just turned up on set, sat in a wheelchair. The producer came up to me one day and said, 'We have to cut around that entire scene because your leg was moving.' "

" I read a lot of Zen books. And I grew up surfing, so that has always been my escape. "

" I love getting into physical shape for a film; it makes me feel more like what the character needs to be. "

" I used to have an afro - like Will Ferrell in 'Semi-Pro.' It was bleached blond from the sun. I was tall and awkward. I was not cool. "

" If I was to get turned down by a girl, I'd just give up and say, 'Oh well.' "

" I don't generally hang out with crazy people. "

" I love New York. It just reminds me of so many movies... I look up at buildings, and feel like Godzilla should be climbing up them or something. "

" The hamburgers in America are the best in the world. "

" I don't spend a lot of money on myself, really. "

" I like getting my feet massaged; I'll get whoever's closest to do it. "

" The fans that I have met so far have been nothing but supportive and extremely passionate about the books. I feel so honored to meet all these people. Something like this, which I think is bigger than anyone in the film, it's pretty crazy. "

" I know I'm a good person. "

" I used to wear my brothers' hand-me-downs, which were all too big on me. "

" I'm pretty outdoorsy! "

" I feel like the books were just written like a movie. You read it and you can just kind of see everything. Before I went in to read with the director, I read the first book and I loved it. I didn't realize how good the writing was. And then I went in and read with Gary Ross, and that was it. "