The perception of what we as professors provide has changed. Constant and demanding e-mails are just another manifestation of what our society has become.

I wanted to be a pro volleyball player, and I fell in love with performance and audience response. The pressure of performing and doing something that I love doing in front of people who were grateful to see it. That relationship sort of worked out to be acting and theatre.

In fantasy, the expression of exploring another world, you get the universal truth of that excitement and fear, but there's an element of fantasy that you have to not forget so you can take people on that journey.

Some of you may think that you are not of interest because you don't have access to classified information. You are mistaken.

Real world movies or shows that are about things that actually happen versus having superpowers, there's a little bit of a fantasy element to it.

I would definitely like to be a slightly aging action hero with a smart mouth and have a little bit of fun.

The perception of what we as professors provide has changed. Constant and demanding e-mails are just another manifestation of what our society has become.