There is going to be a hundred thousand doors slammed in your face before one opens, so feel ok about taking rejection.

I did get bullied and I did get picked on and I did have that feeling in my gut of being incredibly self-conscious. I naturally gravitated towards my elders because I didn't know how to speak or be present with my peers.

The minute I ever start thinking about what a character would do is the minute I bring my ego into play. It's the minute I'm putting a judgment on something.

I've been given so much, and if I can just give back a tenth of what I've been given, then it's all worth it.

The most beautiful thing is telling someone you love them, because you can only love another person if you love yourself

I just have a belief that when there is a rare script out there that speaks to you, you have to stick with it. You have to.

I smile so much at the theater my face hurts when I leave.