I can kind of make money through my other passion, which is brewing, and that's a pretty stable business, and it would free up my timeslot to take roles that I really liked and that I thought were interesting.
I tend to enjoy roles that I very closely identify with: fringe people and complicated characters, who might even be bad guys, or bad characters that have one redeeming quality.
After 'Big Daddy,' it was really slow. We weren't booking a lot, and we did a little bit here and there, but, you know, we basically went back to school, did what normal kids do.
I'm not a super carbonated guy: some people like drinking their beer like it's a champagne, right? It's not my vibe.
I'm interested in roles that are human, that have some sort of empathic quality.
If you want your kid in the business, ask them if that's what they want. Don't be weird about it. There's a lot of pressure out there. Your child may fail. A lot of it has to do with chance, and it may not work out the way you or your child expects. You have to understand that ahead of time.
Historically, Disney Channel stars don't survive well outside of the Disney environment.
I started doing home brew stuff with my dad when I was younger.
