Growing up, I always had two interests and two passions; one being public service and the other being the arts and acting.

The point of serving your country is not to do your own thing or to go rogue, but to work as part of the process.

What I love about L.A. and Washington, D.C. is that they're almost the opposite of each other. L.A. is a very creative space while D.C. is a very cerebral space. So, they're the ying and the yang in my world. I like them both for their own reasons.

The water cooler conversation in every job I've had is sports, it's what did you do this weekend, it's how are your parents doing.

In many ways, I feel like having the opportunity to play Gogol in 'The Namesake' really was my dream role in many ways.

Growing up, I always had two interests and two passions; one being public service and the other being the arts and acting.

I think the media loves taking the most absurd clips for a sport that has become congressional politics.