I always feel a bit vulnerable when I begin a new project, especially when I am playing a character with either a troubled past or unique personality.

If you are born into a family with little money but a lot of love, you will find yourself more content than one who is born with a silver spoon and an empty home.

It is important for me to truly understand the people I am portraying and their struggles, in order to give an honest performance.

Nobody can ever be fully prepared to deal with a new, painful situation. Sometimes I react with patience and sometimes I react by doing something impulsive. But I always learn from such experiences.

It is important to always love what you do and do what you love. This is my mentality towards my career and my personal life.

I try to keep myself grounded and to stay true to who I am through every experience, positive or negative.

A general message to "everyone" on the planet would go something along the lines of, "Make Love, Not War."