I wouldn't say I'm a political junkie. I follow it. I read a few articles every day.

Certainly, for me, and it's gone this way on every project I've worked on, the "writing" never ends until you're done with the movie.

I studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach, and I never rose above the level of mediocre.

I was a volleyball player as a kid. I played volleyball all the time.

I read an interview with Aaron Sorkin and he said he plays every part when he's writing. I thought, "Oh, I do that too! I'm doing okay."

My strangest auditioning experience was when I was reading for a TV show, and right when I started the audition, the casting director left the room and yelled at me from the hallway to keep reading.

I took a lot of writing courses.