I have a very ostrich mentality. I feel like I have my head in the sand so no one can see me.

I never, in my wildest dreams, could I have thought that the first role I get out of school would lead to an Oscar nomination.

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.

You have to allow for the impossible to be possible.

It's in understanding yourself deeply that you can lend yourself to another person's circumstances and another person's experience.

The muscles you flex in theater are muscles that you really need. I must always find a way to get back there. It's irreplaceable.

Drama is my sweet spot, but the thing about being an actor is that you want to do a variety of things. I definitely love fantasy and would want to be in a fantasy project.