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

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 big challenge is finding something new without changing completely what you've already done - going deeper into what you've already done and discovering new things while carrying out the same intention.

[In New York,] when you say you're an actor, there's a certain level of respect that goes with that.

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.

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.

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