My first exploration through art was really through music - I've trained classically with piano for about ten years.

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.

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.

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.

When I'm in Los Angeles, sometimes I hesitate saying that I'm an actor because people are like, "Of course you are." And I'm like "No, not, 'Of course I am.'"

You know how theres always the one girl in drama school who can cry at the drop of a hat? She has that emotional well she can tap into in a second? Im not that girl. It takes a lot to get me to that place.

The directors were often really nice and I was well behaved, so I would just sit there in rehearsal. That allowed me to see the process - not just the result, the red carpet, all of the wonderful, fun things that happen afterwards - the nuts and bolts, the nitty-gritty, "Let's try to build this character from the page," tech rehearsals.