

There's been some discussion over "Holy Bible" being digitally edited out of a hospital scene between you and your dad. Your Christian faith is really important to you. The surfing - it's probably one of the best surf Hollywood films ever made, in my opinion. We went to Tahiti and filmed some really good surf down there. Alana Blanchard does her own stunt surfing. All the one-armed stunts are me, so the second half of the film. I think it helped being able to make the surfing accurate. We had a really good director, Sean McNamara, and he was really key in letting us be a part of giving input. But at the same time, it was kind of stressful, because it's our life story and we want it to be told the best it can be told. There are all these little details that come into play, so it was cool to watch and learn and give input.

It was cool because Dennis had seen me on some show I did in New York once they were announcing that we were doing the film and he wanted the part, to be the dad, because he had almost lost his kids in a health. Having Dennis and Helen, they are both amazing. What is it like to see famous people acting out the story of your life?
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The movie has an Academy Award-winner, Helen Hunt, an American Idol, Carrie Underwood, and Dennis Quaid. We had seen her in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Bridge to Terabithia," and we suggested her and she ended up getting the part, so that was really cool. It was funny, because me and my mom actually helped pick her. I'm just so stoked with how well she did. I've seen the film several times, and AnnaSophia did an amazing job. How did actress AnnaSophia Robb do playing you in the movie? Everyone has a hard time at one time or another. I just hope it encourages people in the troubles that everyone goes through. Why did you want to see your autobiography made into a movie? Today she surfs with the best in the world. WIDTH="203" HEIGHT="114" BORDER="0" ALT="">īethany Hamilton lost her arm in a shark attack at 13.
