Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people.

The only thing I know that makes me feel comfortable is to know as much as I can. Not like what the shots are going to be, but knowing enough about my character that I can forget those things. And more specifically, my lines. I have to know my lines. I have to know something really well, so I can forget it when we're doing it. And there is comfort in knowing, "Okay, there's not another stone that I could have overturned."

For me, becoming a man had a lot to do with learning communication, and I learned about that by acting.

Through theater and acting school, I found a way to articulate myself.

Acting is a business and a political act and a craft, but I also feel like it's a service - specifically, for a military audience.

I'm conflicted with theater in the city because you want to reach a diverse audience, and that audience doesn't typically go to the theater.

It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life.