I come from a visual background, and I grew up around a lot of hippies and artists. My mom and my brother and I moved around a lot. We basically moved every couple of years, and I went to a lot of different schools. But creativity, for us, was always a way of life. It was never a job. Being an artist was a passion and a way of life.

So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who was trying to change all my lines to Russian, much to the dismay of the director and Nic Cage.

PLEASE REMEMBER WHEN YOU ARE FULL OF DOUBT AND IT ALL SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THERE IS STILL SOME WHO BELIEVES IN YOU, ME. XO

As artists, it’s our job to delve into the uncomfortable, the difficult and the challenging.

I understand that coffee and cigarettes are cool, fashionable and all that. But agree the tea with cookies still taste better.

High school is a dark place; I hung out with ‘freaks.’

I live by the rule that you should follow your dreams…no matter what you do, you should follow your dreams