Acting had always been the social scene I'd fallen into. It was sort of a merry band of band geeks and theater nerds.

The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it.

I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.

This is advice I would give to any young actor - if you go into a room with anybody and you come in with a positive attitude and a place of love, and you truly do love what you're doing, then the negative energy doesn't even get into the room. You just have to prepare, and then go in and be the best you that you can be, and you'll either get the job or you won't.

What I try to do is to appreciate every job I have while I'm working on it.

Fear is a killer, when it comes to the creative process.

A lot of the questions that anyone would naturally have about their family, you'll get much of the answers for, or at least hints to where it will go, in the future.