It's been the work that has carried me and I never wanted to rest on my laurels or go back and do what I done before.

My music was never considered cool, but I've always felt that connection with the audience.

My mom used to take me down to the Jersey Shore when I was 7, 8, 9 years old. I can remember being down in that area - Belmar, Seaside Heights, Asbury Park and all those places that I went back and revisited.

In a very short period of time, actors can become kind of relevant and hot.

I had a lot of very religious influences - Christian religious.

I'm a really good team player. That's what it takes to work in the theater. That's what it takes to work in a band with musicians and writers.

My mother, Evelyn, was an actress and singer, and my father, Jack, was an actor. My earliest recollection of my father is being taken to see him in a matinee.