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.

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

When one thing ends, you put it away and start from scratch on the next thing.

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

Every part I get, I just think I'm so lucky. They're so hard to get, you know.

I like to play a wide range of characters. The more they're unlike me, the better I like it.

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