I think even when I was little there was signs that I was an artist. I've always been an artist.

I grew up in the theater with my mom and that's how I knew I wanted to be an actor in the first place.

Im a songwriter and Id love to make that a part of my career.

In L.A., being an actor is like a pastime, everybody there is like, "I was on this reality show; I'm an actor." It becomes a word that is loosely thrown around.

I've realized that a lot of people go to see film or theater with a different expectation. I have a friend who's an actor and I can't stand watching movies with him because he never quite allows himself to just watch the story. He'll comment on the lighting, he'll comment on the [camera] angle. I'm not saying there's a wrong way to watch it - maybe that's helpful to him - but to me, you're getting way too caught up in the technical aspects.

The reason why I like theater is because it's a long journey, and no matter what role you play, we are all in it together.

Shakespeare teaches you how to act. You come out of this process as a better actor. It's just the nature of the words he writes.