Ya I guess at the time, none of them were really actors. The director found some of them skateboarding in the street and asked them to be in it. This is probably why they act so realistic because really they are literally "being themselves". I'm sure you know of one of the girls, Rosario Dawson. She was one of the few that actually made it in acting. Also, 'Casper' was in Next Friday, when I found that out I was like 'Oh shit that is him'. He committed suicide after Next Friday for some reason too?