You try to pick good stories, and that's pretty much all the control you have as an actor.
My father works for Xerox and fixes those gigantic copy machines that are about 10 feet wide.
The thing is, I really can't relate to anyone my own age. Not in a superior way - an inferior way, if anything. Socially, I have no idea what my friends are talking about. I don't listen to any new music. I feel very secluded.
I go on a lot of hikes. I read a lot. I play piano.
When I was 16, I was working on 'Arrested Development.' My memories of being 16 were just trying to keep up with school while doing the show and trying to be around all those people on the show, as much as I could.