Oh, I am a prompt person!

There are a lot of characters that you can get into that don't exist in the studio world.

I think the brutality is important to convey as part of the story, to see how brutal it is to have these kids in battle with one another.

You can read all the books you want, watch all the movies and get all of the advice, but until you're actually in directing, in the hot seat, that's when you find out what you're made of. Also, you just learn so much from doing.

My mom has always been a big advocate, especially in the gay, lesbian, transsexual and bisexual community, so for me it's always been a part of my soul.

I have always believed in standing up for what I believe in and I believe that everyone deserves the right to love whoever they love no matter who they are.

Acting is one thing, but actually trying to change the world and the way people think to make people's lives better? That's the stuff I'm most proud of.