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.

I started playing piano when I was around four; thats my first passion.

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 wanted to become an actor and I knew that if I was really going to do it, I needed the training. I was not one of those people that was like, "I got it." I was like, "No, I don't have it yet. I need work. I need help fixing myself."

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.

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.

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.