#haley-joel-osment

#haley-joel-osment

"Oh, my hat's in the ring, they know my hat's been in the ring," he told IGN. "Link was like 37 when he did all this, right!? Seventeen, 37? As a kid, I was like, 'Obviously they're gonna make [Ocarina of Time] a movie soon... that'd be very challenging to make into a compelling two-hour movie.'"

Osment leaned heavily into Vance's odd, off-putting energy, donning heavy eyeliner and sitting down in front of a can of Mountain Dew.

Osment reflected on his childhood acting experience, saying, 'If it's ever not fun, you can quit tomorrow.' This advice shaped his decision to temporarily step back from the industry for education.