Acting gave me the opportunity to do outrageous things. It allowed me to be sad, happy, angry and lustful, even if it was just vicariously.

I get recognised sometimes. But I just live my life. I get on the bus, I get on the subway, it's not a problem.

I just try and do the best with every role I get to do. Hopefully the experience in itself is a good experience and people will want to work with me.

I certainly do get at the end of my rope at times. We all do.

It's such a great feeling to make people laugh. I know I've made people cry or want to slit their wrists, but to make people laugh is a very intoxicating, wonderful thing.

I think I knew acting was what I wanted to do. But I was from this small town and there was no place for an adult to recognise it.

Once I got to high school and auditioned for a play and got in, I thought this was really what I was looking for. Once that had got cleared up, from 13 on, that was it.