I always believed I was an ugly duckling in a family of swans, you know? I was such a black sheep, and it was the same way in high school... I was just kind of that awkward theater kid with a bunch of athletes... it was very Glee.

The stage is home, and there's no place like it.

I'm not an idiot: I know that I can sing and I know that I can act.

I always believed I was an ugly duckling in a family of swans, you know? I was such a black sheep, and it was the same way in high school... I was just kind of that awkward theater kid with a bunch of athletes... it was very Glee.

I was born deaf, and I gained my hearing back when I was six months old - it was a miraculous event.