Yes. Especially now that I'm 19. The reason why I didn't do movies this past summer is because I want to take the right [project]. [Something] more dramatic, something different from what I've done before. You have to be cautious. You can't go out and do everything and anything that's there. This [I did] because I knew it was just a voice, and I knew it would be big. You have to cautious. You have to pick the right movie.
I'm actually going through a time [in my career] that's kind of scary. This next movie I do, where I'm seen in it, has to be right and different and I have to do a good job in it. I have to act in it. With “Malcolm” I just do it, and other stuff I just kind of have fun and do it. But now I actually have to work with great people and really get into it. We'll see what happens.
Will there be an “Agent Cody Banks 3?”
There won't be (laughs). Mostly, just because career-wise, I have to [become] an actor.
How do you feel about the second “Agent Cody Banks?”
I had a great time filming it. It did well.
Have you got any projects lined up?
I have a bunch of stuff for the summer because I only have from mid-April until the beginning of August to shoot. Once I pick what movie I'm going to do, they really have to get on with scheduling and get everyone else together. That's the hardest thing because all the movies I've read or been offered, or that I want to do because it would be the perfect role or the perfect people, are filming right now [in winter] while I'm doing “Malcolm.” It's so hard being on the show and having a respected movie career.
How many more seasons of “Malcolm” do you think are possible?
We're in number six right now. We've done like 125 episodes. It's going well. I hear the ratings are still good this year. So probably next year. After that I'll be 20. We'll see what happens.
How have you managed to remain so level-headed after all these years of acting?
…I've always been independent and have known what I wanted to do. I've never been a partier at all. I bought a house that is a cozy, comfortable family house. Then I bought another house that was more like a cool, young bachelor-type house and I got rid of it after 14 days because it wasn't me. I'm more of a chilled, laid back guy. I'm always working and I don't want to throw anything away. I've been so lucky it would be stupid to throw it away.
