I have expanded my mind and destroyed my liver but I didn't give up.

You do not have to be fearless, just don't let fear stop you.

For the people who don't know, my character could described, in a nutshell, as the bar dumb-dumb.

I don't think you should just do what makes you happy. Do what makes you great. Do what's uncomfortable and scary and hard but pays off in the long run... Let yourself fail... And pick yourself up and fail again. Without that struggle, what is your success anyway?

I put myself in the category of "Lucky Guy," and my hopes for the future are that I can continue to push the envelope for myself, and creatively and see what's next.

Technically, I'm a New Yorker.

Both of my parents are actually music teachers.