When people ask me what I do for a living, I always say, "I get rejected for a living." And that's true.

The poetry when I was a kid felt like something that I could control, and whether it failed or not, whether it was good or not, was totally on me and I could accept that. It was entirely mine.

My parents are artists, so I grew up with my mom having bonfires, seven guitars, and talented musicians and artists around like Jack Hirschman.

IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT TERRIFIES YOU, MOST LIKELY YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

I don't think it's always good to read lots of poetry

My advice is to make acting your second career choice

My own personal connection with God was not in a religious sense, so I wasn't really thinking in that way when I got the role and when I started doing it.