I used to eat a whole chicken every day, for lunch. I did that for four years. But it got tiring - go to the store, buy it, eat it. It’s a mess.

I have a control problem. I hate the feeling of not being in control.

Something I learned in the Marine Corps that I've applied to acting is, one, taking direction, and then working with a group of people to accomplish a mission and knowing your role within that team.

Emphasis in the Marine Corps isn't on talking about your feelings.

In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.

I mean, I did plays in high school, but I was convinced you couldn't make a living doing it.

I was born in California. When I was six, we moved to a small town in northern Indiana called Mishawaka.