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.

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.

William Shakespeare was a brilliant writer and he only wrote the truth. So, if I dont believe it, I have to work really hard to see what that truth is so that I do; thats the only way I can make it believable for the audience.

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

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."

Theater is a lot more interactive, more of a cohesive unit. With television, it can be a different director every episode.