Rent the DVD of Season 2 of "Project Greenlight" to get a great primer and perspective on Shia Labeouf. That guy is loaded with talent, and if I were a producer or director he'd be exactly the kind of guy I'd want to be working with.
I've had love for Shia Labeouf ever since
Greenlight... if he could put up with the riffraff, he's ok with me.
Plus, I think he's adorable and funny as hell... oh, and he was in
Constantine (which was awful, but he had a few funny lines)