I was chubby and awkward, and the only way I could really meet girls was to join children's theater, so that's what I did.

I was raised a Southern Baptist, and my whole family were Christians. However, my Dad was really into science and astronomy, so I felt very balanced. I still had respect for faith.

I was chubby and awkward, and the only way I could really meet girls was to join children's theater, so that's what I did.

I think that there's a particular type of person who goes into children's theater, and then goes into theater in high school. There was something about the guys I knew in theater, we were all very vulnerable. You could tell that at some point we were made fun of.

I grew up in a place that felt very integrated.

I'm surprised by how many people have not seen 'Footloose.'

I began to think that there was a place for 'Footloose' to get retold again, that there was actually a more conducive political climate, an emotional climate to explore a town that has experienced a trauma and a shock, and starts overreacting.