When you get to play a character that's in love, it's cool.

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.

I love doing roles and movies that are different from each other.

I love doing roles and movies that are different from each other. That's kind of why I like to be an actor because I get to play different characters and pretend I'm different people going through different situations.

I've always been a big supporter of equal rights and encouraging people to be who they are.

I think directing is a huge responsibility and it's not something where you can just be like, "Yeah, sure, I'll give it a go!" I think it's something you really need to focus on, and put a lot of effort and attention into.

My mom is the greatest mom in the whole wide world. She's done everything for me to make my dreams come true.