I always had an actor within me.

Being just yourself means you're unselfconscious in that moment. Or maybe we're all self-conscious to an extent. You meet a pretty girl, you're different from when you meet a tough kid on the street. So perhaps we always are acting, in a sense. But you meet someone you feel you admire or you "know," and it'll be different for that reason. So far, it's an interesting ride, and I'm curious to see what I can find next.

What guides me is to do work that's more avant-garde - things that I think are special. You can easily become a celebrity and get caught up in all that blur. I just want to work and surprise myself.

I bet they didn't tell you that was in the gift bag.

Obviously I'm not there to pick up anybody, but I'm not afraid to hang out in a predominantly gay establishment.

People think fame and money will bring you happiness. Fame actually makes life, especially human relationships, much more complicated.

I try to pace myself and not work for the sake of working and stick to what inspired me prior to receiving recognition.