While some mothers sing lullabies to their children, my mother read me poetry. And to this day, I associate my strongest and most insistent feelings with words lyrically organized on a page.

We have such a finite amount of hours on this planet, and there is just no excuse for living a mundane, predictable life in life.

Every one of us strives to be a better person; and if I am to contribute one thing of myself, it would be compassion.

In the end we're all searching for our home, that one place where we belong.

While some mothers sing lullabies to their children, my mother read me poetry. And to this day, I associate my strongest and most insistent feelings with words lyrically organized on a page.

Being as restless as I am by nature, I couldn't simply just be on set, wait for my turn to rehearse for the week. And I kept reading, but it wasn't enough for me.

I think going back to school, studying as much as you can, especially literature and close reading some of the most beautiful works. You can always apply that to acting.