I went to a college in New York called New Paltz. I studied theater there for four years. I also studied privately in NYC with a teacher named Robert X. Modica.

I think people should be proud of the work they do, whatever it is. I have this other arty side that loves creating homes. I can be happy going to the hardware store.

There are some people who're all doctors. Is it genetic?

I'm the worst person about publicizing myself.

I was born and raised in New York, but my family on both sides is of Italian descent.

I went to a college in New York called New Paltz. I studied theater there for four years. I also studied privately in NYC with a teacher named Robert X. Modica.

When I made my Broadway debut, I was still cleaning houses, something I'd done since I went out on my own at 15.