I'm hideously shy as myself but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.

I actually like to audition. I prefer to audition for something because I don't want to walk onto a stage or a set and [have someone] say, "You are so far away from what I thought you were going to bring in." I would feel more comfortable to audition and say, "Here's my take on it - take it or leave it".

Theater opened up a whole new world for me. It was a freedom I'd never known before.

I'm happy whenever I'm in a rehearsal room. I've always gotten all my energy and creativity in there.

My profession is about as far away from growing up in southern Illinois as you can get.

I was too practical to major in theater. Acting - what was I going to do with acting? There was no future in it.

I work just as hard and have just as much fun whether in a 50-seat house or in a 1000-seat house. It's a luxury to be in a tiny space every once in a while and a rush to be on a giant stage every once in a while.