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

I prefer theater and film. I did a little television, and obviously I'm not knocking it. It can be great, and it does pay the bills. But it's a little bit more disjointed.

My thing is that if you don't really connect to something or see that it's going to be something you're going to be proud of, I wouldn't do it.

My view of myself as an artist expanded because of the time I spent at Cal Arts.

I wasn't even a theater kid in high school. I studied classical piano, and I ran track.

My mom was really busy when I was growing up, but she did a really good job in terms of balancing her home life with her professional life. She basically took me everywhere.

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.