Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress.

Theater makes working in movies or TV seem like a cake-walk.

The exercise in theater is night after night you are doing the same play, but you have another opportunity to explore. It changes nightly even because of the audience and your day going into the evening of the performance. With film it's much more controlled.

There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I want to be one of those actors.

We can become very short-sighted in terms of objectives. The first thing to go during times of economic crisis and budget cuts is funding for things that are essential and not-quantifiable, like the arts. Save Big Bird

Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress. I cannot believe that quality education costs as much as it does in this country. Ghetto Film School is a remarkable public high school in New York City where students get to learn to express themselves through filmmaking, and have hands-on access to equipment.

My regular school didn't know what to do with me!