I'm just a stage actor from Chicago.
All I've done is work... I arrived in Los Angeles in my early 20s and I've been pounding the pavement ever since.
When you play a character with power and energy, people lock into that and go, "Oh, this must be the guy."
I have been drumming my whole life.
Robert Rodriguez is a genius, and I'm a huge fan of his.
Sometimes - this is a tough one - not everyone can handle the truth. Sometimes you have to take a beat. But if you can take that beat, and take the high road, it'll serve you in the long run.