I went to a school that was founded on a lot of very radical ideals of how education should be changed. But what's happening to schools like that sort of all over the country is in economic pressure they're becoming more and more preparatory because that's what people will really pay the money for private schooling for now.

When you birth a child, it's like a bloody giving of self to the creation of a life.

I think that artists don't make art - the art makes itself through us. I'm not the doer. I'm just along for the ride. Acting really reminds me of that because I don't write the words; I don't make the decisions. That's the director. Narcissism is a tragic condition. It must be so miserable to live trapped in a reflection that only includes the smallest version of our identities. Our true identities should have no bounds and no limits.

I'm from the dirty depths of New Jersey.

The Wizard of Oz' is my favorite movie. It was the first movie I can ever remember watching.

My goal beyond being an actor, is just being an open channel.

It's an amazing thing to be able to fall into the world of your childhood fantasy.