I used to get made fun of a lot for being a male dancer, especially growing up in Boston. Kids are terrible, they don't realize how heavy words can be.

You can only dance for so long, but you can act until you're dead, so... I fell in love with it and I want to keep doing it and pushing myself.

I had been working predominantly and steadily as a dancer, so after awhile, you don't have to audition. I was just in that world, and I had certain goals I wanted to reach, but I definitely always wanted to keep going and challenge myself and become an actor.

You have to be determined, and be able to accept, 'No.' I've heard, 'No,' a thousand times, and I've heard, 'Yes,' a handful of times.

I'm from Boston, and I'm hard-headed, opinionated and a good arguer.

I enjoy the element of pushing yourself, learning something new, whether it's a dance step, a scene, an emotion.

The whole bullying issue has really struck a nerve with me. It affects so many different types of people at a vital time in their lives.